anspråkslös

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Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German anspruchslos, equivalent to anspråk (“claim”) +‎ -s- +‎ -lös (“-less”) (in the sense of "that doesn't make claims to things").

Adjective

anspråkslös (comparative anspråkslösare, superlative anspråkslösast)

  1. modest, unassuming, unpretentious, humble, lowly
    Synonyms: blygsam, opretentiös, modest, ödmjuk
    Antonym: anspråksfull

Declension

Inflection of anspråkslös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular anspråkslös anspråkslösare anspråkslösast
neuter singular anspråkslöst anspråkslösare anspråkslösast
plural anspråkslösa anspråkslösare anspråkslösast
masculine plural2 anspråkslöse anspråkslösare anspråkslösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 anspråkslöse anspråkslösare anspråkslösaste
all anspråkslösa anspråkslösare anspråkslösaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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