mondän

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See also: mondan and mondæn

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mondain.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mondän (strong nominative masculine singular mondäner, comparative mondäner, superlative am mondänsten)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) elegant, posh, glamorous, fashionable
    Synonyms: elegant, extravagant, schick

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mondain. Attested since 1896.

Adjective

mondän (comparative mondänare, superlative mondänast)

  1. sophisticated, elegant

Declension

Inflection of mondän
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mondän mondänare mondänast
Neuter singular mondänt mondänare mondänast
Plural mondäna mondänare mondänast
Masculine plural3 mondäne mondänare mondänast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mondäne mondänare mondänaste
All mondäna mondänare mondänaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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