vollmundig
full-bodied (wine); boastful (promises)
English translations
- 01
full-bodied
- 02
flavorful
- 03
rich
- 04
robust
Word details
- German meaning
- Vollmundig bedeutet, einen reichen, vollen Geschmack zu haben (besonders bei Wein) oder auch übertrieben selbstsicher und prahlerisch zu sein.
- English meaning
- Full-bodied means having a rich, full flavor (especially of wine) or being excessively self-assured and boastful.
- Synonym
- aromatisch, geschmackvoll
- German example
- Der Wein hatte einen vollmundigen Geschmack. / Er gab vollmundige Versprechungen ab, die er nicht halten konnte.
- English example
- The wine had a full-bodied flavor. / He made full-bodied promises that he couldn't keep.
- Comparative
- vollmundigerSuperlative: am vollmundigsten
Related words
- Festbier
Festbier
Example sentences with “vollmundig”
Er machte vollmundige Versprechungen. (He made boastful promises.)
Frequently asked questions
How can one word mean both wine and promises?
It describes something that is 'full'—in wine, the flavor; in promises, the extent of the claim.