Schöngeist
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃøːnˌɡaɪ̯st/
noun
Definitions
- (sometimes) aesthete, belletrist someone who cultivates a high sensitivity to beauty, particularly in the arts
Etymology
Affix from German schön (beautiful) + German Geist (spirit, mind, ghost, spook, intellect).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Geist
Gloss
spirit, mind, ghost, spook, intellect
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
霊
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- geist English
- poltergeist English
- Flaschengeist German
- Forschergeist German
- Freigeist German
- Geist German
- Geisterbahn German
- Geisterfahrer German
- Geisterspiel German
- Geisterstunde German
- Geistesgegenwart German
- Geisteswissenschaft German
- Geisteszustand German
- Kleingeist German
- Poltergeist German
- Quälgeist German
- Schönheit German
- Schönling German
- Schönredner German
- Schönschrift German
- Schönwetter German
- Teamgeist German
- Weltgeist German
- Zeitgeist German
- bildschön German
- formschön German
- geistesabwesend German
- geistlich German
- geistreich German
- schön German
- schönfärben German
- schöngeistig German
- schönreden German
- schöntun German
- unschön German
- verschönern German
- wunderschön German
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- gejst Danish
- geist Middle High German
- schœne Middle High German
- jönik Volapük
- schön Central Franconian
- Geist
- schön
- unschön
- schöntun
- bildschön
- Quälgeist
- Schönheit
- Zeitgeist
- Freigeist
- formschön
- geistlich
- Schönling
- Weltgeist
- Teamgeist
- schönreden
- geistreich
- Kleingeist
- Geisterbahn
- Poltergeist
- wunderschön
- Schönwetter
- verschönern
- Schönredner
- schönfärben
- Schönschrift
- Geisterspiel
- schöngeistig
- Flaschengeist
- Forschergeist
- Geisterstunde
- Geisterfahrer
- Geisteszustand
- geistesabwesend
- Geistesgegenwart
- Geisteswissenschaft