bieder
stuffy; conventional; plain
English translations
- 01
bourgeois
- 02
conventional
- 03
modest
- 04
staid
Word details
- German meaning
- Anständig, einfach, unauffällig; oft abwertend für konservativ und spießig.
- English meaning
- Plain, unpretentious, stuffy
- Synonym
- einfach, schlicht
- German example
- Ein biederes Wohnzimmer mit altmodischen Möbeln.
- English example
- A plain living room with old-fashioned furniture.
- Comparative
- biedererSuperlative: am biedersten
Related words
- spießig
Stuffy
- Schlecker
Flatterer
- schleimen
To butter up, to suck up
- andienen
To ingratiate oneself means to offer oneself to someone in a subservient way in order to gain an advantage.
- biderb
Biedermeier
- Einfüssigkeit
sycophancy
- Schleimerin
Sycophant (female)
- schwänzeln
To fawn means to behave in a submissive or flattering manner in order to gain favor.
- einschmeicheln
To ingratiate oneself
- hausbacken
Homemade
- kleinbürgerlich
Kleinbürgerlich describes a conservative, petty, and convention-minded lifestyle.
Example sentences with “bieder”
Er trägt einen biederen Anzug. (He wears a stuffy suit.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'bieder' negative?
It can be, implying someone who is boringly conventional or old-fashioned.