Tatenlosigkeit
German, noun[ˈtaːtn̩loːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Tatenlosigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “inaction, idleness, inactivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhalten der Untätigkeit, obwohl ein Handeln geboten wäre”.
What does Tatenlosigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinaction, idleness, inactivity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhalten der Untätigkeit, obwohl ein Handeln geboten wäre
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Tatenlosigkeit?
- [ˈtaːtn̩loːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈtaːtn̩loːzɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tatenlosigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tatenlosigkeit in German?
Tatenlosigkeit appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).