schattenhaft
shadowy, vague
English translations
- 01
shadowy
- 02
shadowy
- 03
faint
- 04
ghostlike
Word details
- German meaning
- Im Schatten liegend; dunkel und undeutlich.
- English meaning
- Shadowy
- Synonym
- dunkel, undeutlich
- German example
- Im schattenhaften Wald wirkte alles geheimnisvoll.
- English example
- Everything seemed mysterious in the shadowy forest.
- Comparative
- schattenhafterSuperlative: am schattenhaftesten
Example sentences with “schattenhaft”
Die Gestalt war schattenhaft. (The figure was shadowy.)
Frequently asked questions
Does it mean literal shadow?
It can be literal, but often describes something vague or indistinct.