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anspruchsvoll — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • challenging adj Difficult in a way that requires effort or skill, often engagingly so.
  • dainty adjective Delicate, small, and pretty in an elegant way.
  • delicate adjective Easily damaged and needing careful handling.
  • demanding adjective Requiring a lot of effort, skill, or patience.
  • discerning adj Having good judgment or taste; able to notice subtle differences.
  • entitled adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
  • exacting adjective Demanding a lot from people; hard to satisfy.
  • exigent adj Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
  • fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
  • finical adj Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
  • finicky adj Overly fussy or hard to please, especially about small details.
  • highbrow adj Appealing to sophisticated or intellectual tastes.
  • particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  • picky adj Hard to please; fussy about details and demanding that things be exactly right.
  • rarefied adj Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
  • robust adj Strong and healthy, or built to handle stress and hard use without breaking down.

Senses

anspruchsvoll is used for these senses in English:

  • challenging Difficult, hard to do.
  • dainty Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
  • delicate Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
  • demanding Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
  • discerning Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
  • exacting Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
  • exigent Demanding; requiring great effort.
  • fastidious Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

dainty — full definition

  1. adjective Delicate, small, and pretty in an elegant way.
  2. adjective Fussy or overly particular, especially about food.
  3. noun A small, delicious treat or delicacy.

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