gediegen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gedigen (“mature, nourishing, capable”), from Old High German gidigan, githigan; originally the past participle of gedeihen (with Grammatischer Wechsel), making it a doublet of the modern, leveled past participle gediehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈdiːɡŋ̍/ Hyphenation: ge‧die‧gen === Adjective === gediegen (strong nominative masculine singular gediegener, comparative gediegener, superlative am gediegensten) (mining) pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native (of a metal) Synonyms: elementar, rein (higher register) solid, high-quality, well-made Synonyms: solide, qualitativ hochwertig (dated) solid, reliable, good Synonyms: solide, zuverlässig (Northern Germany, colloquial) odd, strange, peculiar, weird Synonyms: komisch, seltsam, eigenartig ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Gediegenheit ==== References ==== === Further reading === “gediegen” in Duden online “gediegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache