lichtscheu
German, adjective/ˈlɪçtˌʃoɪ̯/
lichtscheu is spelled L-I-C-H-T-S-C-H-E-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lichtscheu is a German adjective meaning “avoiding light, loving shade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does lichtscheu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
avoiding light, loving shade
- 2
shady, seedy, involved in criminal activities
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Überempfindlichkeit gegenüber Licht
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 lichtscheu
- lichtscheuer masculine nominative singular
- am lichtscheuesten superlative
- am lichtscheusten superlative
- lichtscheue feminine nominative singular
- lichtscheues neuter nominative singular
- lichtscheuen genitive masculine singular
- lichtscheuem dative masculine singular
- der lichtscheue definite includes-article masculine
- die lichtscheue definite feminine includes-article
- das lichtscheue definite includes-article neuter
- die lichtscheuen definite includes-article nominative
- des lichtscheuen definite genitive includes-article
- der lichtscheuen definite feminine genitive
- dem lichtscheuen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lichtscheu?
- /ˈlɪçtˌʃoɪ̯/
- [ˈlɪçtˌʃɔɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lichtscheu in German?
lichtscheu appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).