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Zimperlichkeit

German, noun[ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪçkaɪ̯t]

Zimperlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “squeamishness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, zimperlich, übertrieben zurückhaltend zu sein”.

What does Zimperlichkeit mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesqueamishness

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Eigenschaft, zimperlich, übertrieben zurückhaltend zu sein

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 Zimperlichkeit

  • Zimperlichkeiten plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Zimperlichkeit?

  • [ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪçkaɪ̯t]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Zimperlichkeit

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Zimperlichkeit in German?

Zimperlichkeit appears about once in every 69 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).