anschmiegsam
German, adjective[ˈanʃmiːkzaːm]
anschmiegsam is spelled A-N-S-C-H-M-I-E-G-S-A-M (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anschmiegsam is a German adjective meaning “slinky, soft and smooth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich gerne an andere(s) anschmiegend; Nähe und Zärtlichkeit suchend”.
What does anschmiegsam mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slinky, soft and smooth
- 2
cuddly, affectionate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich gerne an andere(s) anschmiegend; Nähe und Zärtlichkeit suchend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of anschmiegsam
- anschmiegsamer masculine nominative singular
- am anschmiegsamsten superlative
- anschmiegsame positive nominative strong
- anschmiegsames positive nominative strong
- anschmiegsamen positive genitive strong
- anschmiegsamem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anschmiegsam?
- [ˈanʃmiːkzaːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to anschmiegsam
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is anschmiegsam in German?
anschmiegsam appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).