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gediegener

solid, thorough, dependable

adjective ge-DEE-ge-ner Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

refined, tasteful

Usage Note

Gediegen describes a person of solid, dependable quality — nothing flashy, but reliable and of good substance. Applied to craftwork it means well-made: gediegene Handarbeit. Applied to a person, gediegen implies sober respectability.

Examples

"Er war ein gediegener Handwerker, auf dessen Arbeit man sich verlassen konnte."

Natural Translation

He was a solid craftsman whose work you could rely on.

Literal Translation

He was a solid craftsman on whose work one could rely.

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