anstandslos
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Anstand (“objection; decency”) + -s- + -los (“-less”). The sense “objection” is chiefly obsolete except in the dated expression Anstand nehmen an (“to object to”). Still common is the derivative verb beanstanden.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]anstandslos (strong nominative masculine singular anstandsloser, comparative anstandsloser, superlative am anstandslosesten)
- (not comparable, often adverbial) willing, ready, prompt, without objection or undue delay
- Synonyms: bereitwillig, widerspruchslos, ohne Weiteres
- etwas anstandslos akzeptieren ― to accept something readily
- Wir garantieren anstandslose Rücknahme reklamierter Waren.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Switzerland) insolent, without decency (This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!)
- Synonym: unverschämt
Declension
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Further reading
[edit]- “anstandslos” in Duden online
- “anstandslos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “anstandslos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon