ansehnlich
handsome; considerable; respectable; good-looking
English translations
- 01
respectable
- 02
considerable
- 03
sizable
- 04
attractive
Word details
- German meaning
- Von gutem Aussehen, attraktiv oder respektabel.
- English meaning
- Respectable, considerable
- Synonym
- beträchtlich, beachtlich
- German example
- Er hat ein ansehnliches Gehalt.
- English example
- He has a respectable salary.
- Comparative
- ansehnlicherSuperlative: am ansehnlichsten
Related words
- Scharteke
Old junk, old thing
- verunstalten
to disfigure, to deface
- hässlich
ugly
- vorzeigbar
Presentable
- Peluschke
Clumsy person
- Kommiss
Work clothes
- Persönchen
Small fry
- besudeln
to soil, to defile
- beschmutzen
To defile
- verknittern
To crumple means to make something unsightly by pressing, folding, or squeezing it, so that wrinkles appear.
- zurechtmachen
to get ready, to fix up
- schön
beautiful
- kackbraun
poo brown
- stattlich
Stately, impressive
- gammelig
Rotten, spoiled, shabby
- entstellt
Disfigured means that something or someone's appearance has been severely altered and made unsightly.
- ignobel
Ignoble
- schiach
Ugly
- schirch
(Austrian) Ugly
- schiech
Ugly
- Hässlichkeit
Ugliness
- hübsch
pretty
- usselig
Shabby, scruffy, of poor quality.
- straßenköterblond
Dishwater blonde
- allerdurchlauchtig
Most Serene Highness
- hablich
Comfortable, cozy
- Augenralle
An eyesore is a colloquial term for a person who is very unsightly or ugly.
Example sentences with “ansehnlich”
Er hat eine ansehnliche Summe Geld geerbt. (He inherited a considerable sum of money.)
Frequently asked questions
Does 'ansehnlich' imply beauty or quantity?
It can mean both. When describing people, it means handsome or good-looking. When describing numbers or sums, it means considerable or substantial.