Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #2500
Word (Wort)

bescheidene

Translation (Übersetzung) modest, humble, unassuming
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [bəˈʃaɪ̯dənə]
B1
Adjectives
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
adjective intermediate B1 personality lifestyle
Adjective form of 'bescheiden'. Can be used attributively (before nouns) or predicatively (after verbs like 'sein'). Declines according to case, gender, and number.

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bescheidene is a German Adjectives

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bescheidene Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Sie lebt in einer bescheidenen Wohnung am Stadtrand.
She lives in a modest apartment on the outskirts of the city.
Describing living conditions
Trotz seines Erfolges blieb er ein bescheidener Mensch.
Despite his success, he remained a humble person.
Describing personality traits
Das Restaurant bietet bescheidene Preise für exzellente Qualität.
The restaurant offers modest prices for excellent quality.
Describing pricing

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bescheidene Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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noun form (Substantivierung)
Bescheidenheit
Meaning: modesty, humility
Example: Seine Bescheidenheit ist bewundernswert.
Noun
verb form (Verbform)
bescheiden
Meaning: to inform, to decide (archaic)
Tense: Präsens
Example: Ich bescheide mich mit dem Ergebnis.
Verb

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bescheidene Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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bescheidene Collocations (Kollokationen)

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eine bescheidene Wohnung
a modest apartment
High frequency
ein bescheidenes Gehalt
a modest salary
High frequency
bescheidene Ansprüche
modest demands/expectations
Medium frequency
bescheidene Herkunft
humble origins
Medium frequency
bescheidene Mittel
modest means
Medium frequency
bescheidene Leistung
modest performance
Medium frequency
bescheidene Art
unassuming manner
Low frequency

bescheidene Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Bescheidenheit ist eine Zier
Modesty is a virtue
Proverb meaning that being modest is an admirable quality
sich bescheiden geben
to act modestly
To behave in a humble or unassuming way

bescheidene Synonyms (Synonyme)

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anspruchslos
Meaning: undemanding, unpretentious
High similarity
genügsam
Meaning: frugal, content with little
Medium similarity
einfach
Meaning: simple, plain
Medium similarity
unprätentiös
Meaning: unpretentious
High similarity
zurückhaltend
Meaning: reserved, restrained
Medium similarity

bescheidene Antonyms (Antonyme)

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anspruchsvoll
Meaning: demanding, sophisticated
prätentiös
Meaning: pretentious
üppig
Meaning: lavish, abundant
arrogant
Meaning: arrogant
pompös
Meaning: pompous, ostentatious

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bescheidene Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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