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German
Etymology
From older fadenschein, corresponding to Faden (“thread”) + Schein (“appearance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːdn̩ˌʃaɪ̯nɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌʃaɪ̯nɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: fa‧den‧schei‧nig
Adjective
fadenscheinig (strong nominative masculine singular fadenscheiniger, comparative fadenscheiniger, superlative am fadenscheinigsten)
- threadbare
- Synonyms: abgenutzt, abgetragen
2010, Joseph Conrad, Das Ende vom Lied: Erzählung, S. Fischer Verlag, →ISBN:Sein Haar war kurzgeschoren, seine Wäsche stets makellos weiß; der Anzug aus leichtem Flanell war fadenscheinig vom vielen Tragen geworden, doch immer perfekt gebürstet; er umflatterte seine stämmigen Glieder und ließ ihn durch den […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2011, Ulrich Grober, Vom Wandern: Neue Wege zu einer alten Kunst, Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, →ISBN:Das Leder der Tragegurte ist gedunkelt. An manchen Stellen ist er von Regen, Schnee und Schweiß stockfleckig, an anderen Stellen fadenscheinig und rissig geworden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) specious; flimsy; dubious
- Synonyms: durchschaubar, vorgeschoben
- Antonyms: belastbar, fundiert, begründet
Eine fadenscheinigere Ausrede ist dir wohl nicht eingefallen.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
1994, 00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (motion picture), spoken by 00 Schneider (Helge Schneider):
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