zurückhaltend

/tsuˈʁʏkˌhaltn̩t/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. reserved, restrained

    • Er ist eher zurückhaltend.

      He is rather reserved.

Similar words

distanziert

Close synonyms for a reserved, emotionally distant manner.

Practice

1 What does zurückhaltend mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist eher ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zurückhaltend?

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