Swedish noun

en anständighet

decency

Meaning

decency

Forms

Forms of anständighet
Singular, indefinite	en anständighet
Singular, definite	anständigheten

anständighet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor anständighet, den stora anständigheten. Check another noun

Practise anständighet

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Is it en anständighet or ett anständighet?

Questions

What does anständighet mean in English?

anständighet means “decency”.

Is it en anständighet or ett anständighet?

It is en anständighet, and “the decency” is anständigheten.

Origin

Calque of German Anständigkeit, equivalent to anständig + -het.

Nearby common words

anständighet is number 8,183 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,178kannibal cannibal
8,179klyftig clever
8,180leopard leopard
8,181ridå curtain
8,184mala mill, grind
8,185framträda perform, appear
8,186räta straighten
8,187banta slim, (go on, be on a) diet

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary