spießig
derNounGerman translations
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German meaning: Engstirnig, konservativ und übertrieben an traditionellen Werten festhaltend. English meaning: Stuffy Synonym: konventionell, bieder German example: Seine spießige Einstellung stieß viele Leute ab. English example: His stuffy attitude turned many people off. Type: Adjective: Comparative: spießigerSuperlative: am spießigsten
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bieder
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Philister ist eine Person, die als kulturlos, spießig und engstirnig wahrgenommen wird.
- English meaning
- A philistine is a person perceived as being uncultured, narrow-minded, and conventional.
- Synonym
- Spießer, Banause
- German example
- Er wurde als Philister verspottet, weil er keine moderne Kunst verstand.
- English example
- He was mocked as a philistine because he did not understand modern art.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Philister
- Plural Form
- die Philister
Related words
- Bünzli
Petty bourgeois, square
- bieder
Plain, unpretentious, stuffy
- piefig
Narrow-minded None
- Purpurkrämer
Stickler, nitpicker
- bünzlig
Bünzlig describes a person who is petty-bourgeois, narrow-minded, and excessively tidy.
- kleinbürgerlich
Kleinbürgerlich describes a conservative, petty, and convention-minded lifestyle.
- philiströs
Philistine