soigniert

German

Etymology

Originally the past participle of rare soignieren (“to maintain (one's style), to appear serious”), from French soigner (“to care for”), probably from Frankish *sunnjōn (“to deal with”). Compare French soigné.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zo̯anˈjiːɐt/
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Adjective

soigniert (strong nominative masculine singular soignierter, comparative soignierter, superlative am soigniertesten)

  1. (dated) soigné, soignée
    Antonym: unsoigniert
    • 1917, Robert Walser, Der Spaziergang‎, page 72:
      Beim Anblick eines höchst soigniert dahertrabenden und wackelig stolzierenden feinen steifen Herrn hatte ich den wehmütigen Gedanken: »Und vernachlässigte kleine arme schlechtgekleidete Kinder? […] «
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Declension

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