gediegen.
pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native (of a metal)
Meaning & usage
pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native (of a metal)
Kupfer kommt gediegen nur selten in der Natur vor.
solid, high-quality, well-made
Das ist ein gediegener Schmuck.
solid, reliable, good
Er ist ein gediegener Charakter; ich kenne wenige, auf die man sich so verlassen kann.
odd, strange, peculiar, weird
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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