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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

schön.

beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʃøːn/

  1. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome

    Der Sonnenuntergang am Strand war wirklich schön.

  2. good, great, splendid

  3. nice, pleasant

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.

adv/ʃøːn/

  1. well, beautifully

  2. really

  3. nicely

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.

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