Empfindsamkeit
German, noun[ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Empfindsamkeit is spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-S-A-M-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empfindsamkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “sensibility; sentimentality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feines, zartes Empfinden”.
What does Empfindsamkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesensibility; sentimentality
- 2
feminineEmpfindsamkeit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feines, zartes Empfinden 2. etwa von 1740 bis 1780 dauernde literarische Epoche beziehungsweise Geistesströmung in Europa
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 Empfindsamkeit
- Empfindsamkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Empfindsamkeit?
- [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Empfindsamkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Empfindsamkeit in German?
Empfindsamkeit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).