Polyglot Dictionary

Zuneigung

/ˈtsuːˌnaɪ̯ɡʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. affection

    • Sie zeigte ihm ihre Zuneigung.

      She showed him her affection.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Zärtlichkeit

Zuneigung is affection in general, a warm feeling toward someone; Zärtlichkeit is tenderness, a gentler, often more physical expression of it.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

afeto

afeto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

Portuguese

carinho

carinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

Practice

1 What does Zuneigung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie zeigte ihm ihre ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zuneigung?

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