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Schöngeist
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German
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Etymology
de fr bel esprit, de schön Geist.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃøːnˌɡaɪ̯st/
de De-Schöngeist.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,er
de sometimes derogatory aesthete, belletrist someone who cultivates a high sensitivity to beauty, particularly in the arts
de Belletrist
86 Diederich erinnerte sich, daß auf der Schule Bucks deutsche Aufsätze, die zu geistreich waren, ihm ein unerklärtes, aber tiefes Mißtrauen eingegeben hatten. „Stimmt,“ dachte er, „so ist er geblieben. Ein Schöngeist. Die ganze Familie ist so.“ Ernest Boyd The Patrioteer 1921 Diederich remembered that in school Buck's German compositions had aroused in him a deep, if inexplicable, mistrust; they were too clever. “That's it,” he thought, “he has remained the same, an intellectual, and so is the whole family.”
Declension
m,(e)s,er
Derived terms
de schöngeistig a
de Schöngeisterei n
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