"Willkür" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪlkyːɐ̯/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Jeuwre-Willkür.wav Forms: Willkür [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Willkür [nominative, singular], Willkür [genitive, singular], Willkür [dative, singular], Willkür [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German wil(le)kür, equivalent to Wille + Kür. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wil(le)kür}} Middle High German wil(le)kür, {{compound|de|Wille|Kür}} Wille + Kür Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Willkür f (genitive Willkür, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. The state of acting to one's own conscious choice, independent of other forces or powers. Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Willkür-de-noun-Pv0SYUtQ
  2. arbitrariness Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: Beliebigkeit
    Sense id: en-Willkür-de-noun-l1XTFZ3S Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Behördenwillkür Derived forms: willkürlich Related terms: Willkürakt, Willkürentscheidung, Willkürgerichtsbarkeit, Willkürhandlung, Willkürherrschaft, Willkürherrscher, Willkürjustiz, Willkürmaßnahme, Willkürurteil, Willkürverbot
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wil(le)kür, equivalent to Wille + Kür.",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Willkürentscheidung"
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    {
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      "word": "Willkürgerichtsbarkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        }
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    },
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Willkürakt"
    },
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      "word": "Willkürentscheidung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Willkürgerichtsbarkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Willkürhandlung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Willkürherrschaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Willkürherrscher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Willkürjustiz"
    },
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      "word": "Willkürmaßnahme"
    },
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      "word": "Willkürurteil"
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