submissiv
derNounGerman translations
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German meaning: Sich unterordnend, gehorsam und willig, den Wünschen oder Befehlen anderer zu folgen. English meaning: Submissive Synonym: unterwürfig, ergeben German example: Sie verhielt sich ihrem Vorgesetzten gegenüber sehr submissiv. English example: She behaved very submissively towards her supervisor. Type: Adjective: Comparative: submissiverSuperlative: am submissivsten
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein flehender, unterwürfiger Blick, oft um Mitleid oder Gunst zu erlangen.
- English meaning
- "Puppy dog eyes", a pleading, submissive look, often to gain sympathy or favor.
- Synonym
- treuherziger Blick
- German example
- Mit einem Hundeblick versuchte er, seine Mutter zu überzeugen.
- English example
- He tried to convince his mother with puppy dog eyes.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Hundeblick
- Plural Form
- die Hundeblicke
Related words
- Unterwürfigkeit
submissiveness
- Folgsamkeit
submissiveness
- unterwürfig
submissive
- demütig
submissive
- unterschlächtig
submissive
- gottergeben
submissive to God's will
- fügsam
submissive
- schwänzeln
To fawn means to behave in a submissive or flattering manner in order to gain favor.
- unterwürfig
Submissive means to submit to someone in a humble manner, often out of fear or to gain an advantage.
- gefügig
Compliant, obedient, submissive
- Duckmäuser
A yes-man is a person who behaves submissively and obsequiously towards authorities, often out of cowardice or self-interest.
- abdankend
In a humble or submissive manner; resigning or abdicating.
- beyfällig
Beyfällig means assenting, inclined, or readily yielding, often in a submissive or devout manner.