Verve

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French verve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁvə/, /vɛʁf/
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Noun

Verve f (genitive Verve, no plural)

  1. (formal) verve
    Synonyms: Begeisterung, Elan, Enthusiasmus, Schwung
    • 1998 January 16, Christoph Klessmann, “Das Ende eines Systems”, in Die Zeit:
      Angesichts der in Deutschland immer noch mit Verve praktizierten Rechthaberei und der mit viel Moralin geführten Debatten um die jüngste Zeitgeschichte ist Maiers Buch als souveräner Versuch einer breitgespannten verstehenden Analyse ein bemerkenswerter, großer Wurf.
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Declension

Further reading

  • Verve” in Duden online