kulant

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from French coulant (literally flowing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈlant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

kulant (strong nominative masculine singular kulanter, comparative kulanter, superlative am kulantesten)

  1. obliging, fair
    Synonyms: entgegenkommend, großzügig
    Antonym: inkulant
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 6, in Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 1, page 33:
      Er erlaubte sich, sitzen zu bleiben dabei, weil das einen noch kulanteren Eindruck machte, und nur aufs gefälligste mit Kopf und Händen zu gestikulieren, während er seinen Trinkspruch den beiden Damen des Hauses, Mme. Antoinette und der Konsulin, gelten ließ.
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Further reading

  • kulant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kulant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kulant” in Duden online