Eigenbrötelei

dieNoun

eccentricity, loner behavior

English translations

  1. 01

    self-employment

  2. 02

    working on one's own account

Word details

German meaning
Das sture Festhalten an eigenen, oft sonderbaren Ideen oder Gewohnheiten, ohne sich für andere Meinungen zu öffnen.
English meaning
Stubbornness, eccentricity
German example
Seine Eigenbrötelei macht es schwierig, mit ihm zusammenzuarbeiten.
English example
His stubbornness makes it difficult to work with him.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Eigenbrötelei
Plural Form
die Eigenbröteleien

Example sentences with “Eigenbrötelei”

  1. Ich mag seine Eigenbrötelei nicht. (I don't like his eccentric behavior.)

Frequently asked questions

Is this a common word?

It is somewhat old-fashioned but still widely understood as describing someone who keeps to themselves (die Eigenbrötelei).