"deftig" meaning in Nederlands

See deftig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ˈdɛftəx Audio: nl-deftig.ogg Forms: deftiger [uninflected, comparative], deftigst [uninflected, superlative], deftige [inflected, positive], deftigere [inflected, comparative], deftigste [inflected, superlative], deftigs [partitive, positive], deftigers [partitive, comparative]
  1. met veel statigheid en/of statuur [2], van een hoge sociale status getuigend
    Sense id: nl-deftig-nl-adj--V8pj4Fa Categories (other): Maatschappij_in_het_Nederlands
  2. behorend bij een hogere sociale klasse
    Sense id: nl-deftig-nl-adj-jdfmfWKg
  3. afgemeten, waardig
    Sense id: nl-deftig-nl-adj-YmGqwX4J Categories (other): Maatschappij_in_het_Nederlands
  4. gesoigneerd, goed verzorgd, netjes
    Sense id: nl-deftig-nl-adj-MCHrSFw3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deftigheid Related terms: chic, statig, voornaam Translations: aristocratic (Engels), dignified (Engels)

Adverb

IPA: ˈdɛftəx Audio: nl-deftig.ogg
  1. in min of meer verregaande mate
    Sense id: nl-deftig-nl-adv-6Td9ha4c
  2. ongegeneerd
    Sense id: nl-deftig-nl-adv-ooy8HPoQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aardig, behoorlijk, nogal

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Achtervoegsel -ig in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Ontbrekend geluid",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Retrograad van het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands met IPA-weergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands met audioweergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands van lengte 6",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden met 2 lettergrepen in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "deftigheid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "In de betekenis van ‘voornaam’ voor het eerst aangetroffen in 1584",
    "afgeleid van deft met het achtervoegsel -ig"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deftiger",
      "tags": [
        "uninflected",
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigst",
      "tags": [
        "uninflected",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftige",
      "tags": [
        "inflected",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigere",
      "tags": [
        "inflected",
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigste",
      "tags": [
        "inflected",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigs",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigers",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "def·tig",
  "lang": "Nederlands",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chic"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "statig"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "voornaam"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maatschappij_in_het_Nederlands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "De deftige man sprak heel bekakt."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "met veel statigheid en/of statuur [2], van een hoge sociale status getuigend"
      ],
      "id": "nl-deftig-nl-adj--V8pj4Fa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "maatschappij"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dat zijn deftige meubels."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "behorend bij een hogere sociale klasse"
      ],
      "id": "nl-deftig-nl-adj-jdfmfWKg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "van bepaalde voorwerpen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maatschappij_in_het_Nederlands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Deftige manieren hebben."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "afgemeten, waardig"
      ],
      "id": "nl-deftig-nl-adj-YmGqwX4J",
      "raw_tags": [
        "maatschappij"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gesoigneerd, goed verzorgd, netjes"
      ],
      "id": "nl-deftig-nl-adj-MCHrSFw3",
      "raw_tags": [
        "vnl. Belgisch Nederlands"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "nl-deftig.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-deftig.ogg/Nl-deftig.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/nl-deftig.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdɛftəx"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Engels",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "aristocratic"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Engels",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "dignified"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deftig"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Achtervoegsel -ig in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Bijwoord in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Ontbrekend geluid",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Retrograad van het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands met IPA-weergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands met audioweergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Nederlands van lengte 6",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden met 2 lettergrepen in het Nederlands",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "In de betekenis van ‘voornaam’ voor het eerst aangetroffen in 1584",
    "afgeleid van deft met het achtervoegsel -ig"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "def·tig",
  "lang": "Nederlands",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Bijwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Het ding is deftig kapot."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in min of meer verregaande mate"
      ],
      "id": "nl-deftig-nl-adv-6Td9ha4c",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Belgisch Nederlands"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ongegeneerd"
      ],
      "id": "nl-deftig-nl-adv-ooy8HPoQ"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "nl-deftig.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-deftig.ogg/Nl-deftig.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/nl-deftig.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdɛftəx"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "aardig"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "behoorlijk"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "nogal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deftig"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Achtervoegsel -ig in het Nederlands",
    "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord in het Nederlands",
    "Ontbrekend geluid",
    "Retrograad van het Nederlands",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands met IPA-weergave",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands met audioweergave",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands van lengte 6",
    "Woorden met 2 lettergrepen in het Nederlands"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "deftigheid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "In de betekenis van ‘voornaam’ voor het eerst aangetroffen in 1584",
    "afgeleid van deft met het achtervoegsel -ig"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deftiger",
      "tags": [
        "uninflected",
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigst",
      "tags": [
        "uninflected",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftige",
      "tags": [
        "inflected",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigere",
      "tags": [
        "inflected",
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigste",
      "tags": [
        "inflected",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigs",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deftigers",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "def·tig",
  "lang": "Nederlands",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Bijvoeglijk naamwoord",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chic"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "statig"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "voornaam"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maatschappij_in_het_Nederlands"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "De deftige man sprak heel bekakt."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "met veel statigheid en/of statuur [2], van een hoge sociale status getuigend"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "maatschappij"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Dat zijn deftige meubels."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "behorend bij een hogere sociale klasse"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "van bepaalde voorwerpen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maatschappij_in_het_Nederlands"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Deftige manieren hebben."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "afgemeten, waardig"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "maatschappij"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gesoigneerd, goed verzorgd, netjes"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "vnl. Belgisch Nederlands"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "nl-deftig.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-deftig.ogg/Nl-deftig.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/nl-deftig.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdɛftəx"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Engels",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "aristocratic"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Engels",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "dignified"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deftig"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Achtervoegsel -ig in het Nederlands",
    "Bijwoord in het Nederlands",
    "Ontbrekend geluid",
    "Retrograad van het Nederlands",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands met IPA-weergave",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands met audioweergave",
    "Woorden in het Nederlands van lengte 6",
    "Woorden met 2 lettergrepen in het Nederlands"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "In de betekenis van ‘voornaam’ voor het eerst aangetroffen in 1584",
    "afgeleid van deft met het achtervoegsel -ig"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "def·tig",
  "lang": "Nederlands",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Bijwoord",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Het ding is deftig kapot."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in min of meer verregaande mate"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Belgisch Nederlands"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ongegeneerd"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "nl-deftig.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Nl-deftig.ogg/Nl-deftig.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/nl-deftig.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈdɛftəx"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "aardig"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "behoorlijk"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": 2,
      "word": "nogal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deftig"
}

Download raw JSONL data for deftig meaning in Nederlands (3.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Nederlands dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-29 from the nlwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (fef8596 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.