thought
derNounEnglish translations
- 01
thought
- 02
idea
- 03
opinion
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Vorstellung, Überlegung oder Idee im Bewusstsein.
- English meaning
- Thought
- Synonym
- Idee, Einfall
- German example
- Ich hatte einen interessanten Gedanken.
- English example
- I had an interesting thought.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Gedanke
- Plural Form
- die Gedanken
Related words
- Gedankenexperiment
Thought experiment
- Ambivalenz
Ambivalence refers to the simultaneous existence of contradictory feelings, thoughts, or attitudes towards a person, thing, or situation.
- Gedankenspiel
Thought experiment
- Hinterkopf
Back of the head
- Notizbuch
A notebook is a book with blank pages used for writing notes, thoughts, or other information.
- Geisteszustand
Mental state describes the current condition of the mind, including feelings, thoughts, and awareness.
- Sinneswandel
Change of heart
- Vordenker
Thought leader
- Vordenkerin
Thought leader (female)
- Maturität
maturity
- Büchslein
Booklet
- Filosofie
Filosofie is an older spelling for philosophy, which deals with fundamental questions of being, knowledge, action, and thought.
- Mindmap
Mind map
- Gedankenbläschen
Thought bubble; a graphic representation in comics that visualizes a character's thoughts.
- Gedankenblase
Thought bubble
- missverstehen
to misunderstand
- schweifen
To wander
- widerstreben
To resist, to be reluctant
- verwiegen
deliberate, thoughtful
- überschulden
To become indebted
- nachdenklich
thoughtful
- wollüstig
lustful
- auktorial
Authorial
- tiefsinnig
Profound
- tiefgründig
profound
- versonnen
Lost in thought
- weltverloren
Absent-minded
- hirnverbrannt
Brain-fried means colloquially stupid, thoughtless, or nonsensical; a derogatory term for someone who acts foolishly.
- mentalitätsgeschichtlich
Relating to the history of mentalities, which studies the evolution of thoughts, feelings, and attitudes.
- rücksichtsvoll
considerate, thoughtful
- durchdacht
Well thought out
- wegschieben
To push away means to physically move something away from oneself or, figuratively, to avoid or ignore something.
- Absatzzeichen
Paragraph mark
- Eigentor
own goal
- Vorüberlegung
Forethought means that you consider and plan something in advance.
- Näher
Closer
- Gedankengut
Ideology, body of thought
- Mentalitätsgeschichte
History of mentalities
- Filosof
Philosopher
- puffen
To puff, to blow, to swell
- missinterpretieren
to misinterpret
- okzidental
Western
- impulsiv
Impulsive means acting without much thought or planning, often due to sudden feelings or stimuli.
- apophthegmatisch
Apophthegmatic means short, concise, and instructive, often in the form of an anecdote or a pithy saying.
- gedankenlos
Thoughtless
- umnachtet
Umnachtet means to be mentally confused or dazed, often in a figurative sense.
- Träumer
Dreamer
- Selbstgespräch
Talking to oneself
- Plattitüde
Platitude