mondän

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 superlative1
common singular mondän mondänare mondänast
neuter singular mondänt mondänare mondänast
plural mondäna mondänare mondänast
masculine plural2 mondäne mondänare mondänast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 mondäne mondänare mondänaste
all mondäna mondänare mondänaste

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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