beweglich

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German

Etymology

From bewegen (to move) +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈveːklɪç/
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Adjective

beweglich (strong nominative masculine singular beweglicher, comparative beweglicher, superlative am beweglichsten)

  1. nimble, agile
  2. versatile
  3. moveable, flexible, mobile
    Synonyms: mobil, transportabel
    Antonym: unbeweglich
    frei beweglichfreely movable
  4. (figurative, dated) moving
    Synonyms: rührend, bewegend
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]‎:
      Ich weiß wohl, immer wieder ereignet sich das Wunder eines Dichters in den Zeiten, und Goethes bewegliche Tröstung in seiner Nänie auf Lord Byron bleibt ewig wahr: »Denn die Erde zeugt sie wieder, wie sie sie von je gezeugt.«
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