skönande

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of French bel esprit, equivalent to skön (“beautiful”) +‎ ande (“spirit”). Compare German Schöngeist.

Noun

skönande c

  1. aesthete

Usage notes

Often derogatory.

Declension

Declension of skönande
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skönande skönandes
definite skönanden skönandens
plural indefinite skönandar skönandars
definite skönandarna skönandarnas

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