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gediegen.

pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native (of a metal)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡəˈdiːɡŋ̍/
  1. pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native (of a metal)

    Kupfer kommt gediegen nur selten in der Natur vor.
  2. solid, high-quality, well-made

    Das ist ein gediegener Schmuck.
  3. solid, reliable, good

    dated
    Er ist ein gediegener Charakter; ich kenne wenige, auf die man sich so verlassen kann.
  4. odd, strange, peculiar, weird

    Northern-Germany · colloquial
    Er hat manchmal so'n büschen gediegene Ansichten.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gedigen (“mature, nourishing, capable”), from Old High German gidigan, githigan; originally the past participle of gedeihen (with Grammatischer Wechsel), making it a doublet of the modern, leveled past participle gediehen.

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