Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #100
Word (Wort)

fleißig

Translation (Übersetzung) diligent, hard-working, industrious
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈflaɪ̯sɪç/
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Adjectives
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Tags (Tags)
adjective positive work personality study
Fleißig is a common adjective used to describe someone who works hard and consistently. It can be used for people, animals, or even abstract concepts like 'hard-working student' or 'industrious bee'. The comparative form is 'fleißiger' and superlative is 'am fleißigsten'.

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fleißig is a German Adjectives

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fleißig Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Mein Bruder ist ein sehr fleißiger Schüler.
My brother is a very diligent student.
Describing someone's work ethic
Sie arbeitet fleißig an ihrem Projekt.
She is working diligently on her project.
Adverbial use modifying a verb
Die fleißigen Arbeiter haben die Aufgabe schnell erledigt.
The hard-working workers completed the task quickly.
Plural adjective form

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fleißig Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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noun form (Substantivierung)
der Fleiß
Meaning: diligence, industriousness
Example: Sein Fleiß wurde belohnt.
Noun
comparative (Komparativ)
fleißiger
Meaning: more diligent
Example: Sie ist fleißiger als ihr Bruder.
Adjective
superlative (Superlativ)
am fleißigsten
Meaning: most diligent
Example: Er ist der am fleißigsten arbeitende Mitarbeiter.
Adjective

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fleißig Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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fleißig Collocations (Kollokationen)

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ein fleißiger Schüler
a diligent student
High frequency
fleißig arbeiten
to work diligently
High frequency
fleißig lernen
to study hard
High frequency
fleißige Biene
busy bee
Medium frequency
fleißig sein
to be hard-working
High frequency
besonders fleißig
especially diligent
Medium frequency
fleißig wie eine Ameise
as industrious as an ant
Low frequency

fleißig Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Fleiß bringt Brot, Faulheit Not
Diligence brings bread, laziness brings need
A proverb emphasizing that hard work leads to success while laziness leads to poverty
Fleiß ist des Glückes Vater
Diligence is the father of luck
Similar to 'hard work pays off' - success comes from effort, not just chance

fleißig Synonyms (Synonyme)

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arbeitsam
Meaning: industrious
High similarity
emsig
Meaning: busy, assiduous
Medium similarity
strebsam
Meaning: ambitious, striving
Medium similarity
tüchtig
Meaning: capable, efficient
Medium similarity
eifrig
Meaning: eager, zealous
Medium similarity

fleißig Antonyms (Antonyme)

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faul
Meaning: lazy
träge
Meaning: sluggish, lethargic
arbeitsscheu
Meaning: work-shy
nachlässig
Meaning: negligent, careless

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fleißig Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Arbeit Lernen Bemühung Anstrengung Eifer Produktivität

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