hold

Meaning

  1. (dated, literary, predicative) affectionate, devoted, loyal
  2. (archaic, humorous, poetic) gracious, graceful, comely, dainty

Concepts

lovely
winsome
charming
graceful
disarming
alluring
cute
dear
delightful
beloved
cherished
valuable
precious
expensive
💰
costly
pricey
friendly
gentle
grazioso
good
👍
kindly
nice

of use

pretty
ravishing
right
soft
statuesque
suitable
sweet
tender
useful
kind
advantageous
affable
applicable
appropriate
apt
auspicious
bewitching
breathtaking
dazzling
due
elegant
expedient
fair
favourable
fitting
Synonyms

lieblich
21k
anmutig
23k
reizend
B2
allerliebst
40k
gewogen
24k
gnädig
C1
günstig
C1
graziös
zierlich
41k
entzückend
C1
charmant
B2

bezauberend

nett
A1
hübsch
A2
wert
A2
lieb
B1
süß
A2
teuer
B1
💰
mild
23k
sanft
B2
schön
A1
sexy
B1
tauglich
49k
tüchtig
C2
umgänglich
37k
unverzagt
wacker
29k
wohltuend

zugeneigt

zugetan
23k

eine Augenweide

ein erfreulicher Anblick

voller Anmut

liebreizend

auf jemandes Seite sein

angetan
B1
ansehnlich
39k
attraktiv
B2
eingenommen
C1
elegant
C1
entgegenkommend
31k
fesch
40k
fest
A2
freundlich
B1
geneigt
C2

gut aussehend

harmonisch
36k
herrlich
B2
hinreißend
C1
leutselig
Translations

snoezig
charmant
schattig
innemend

snoeperig

gracioso
encantador
bellus
grazioso
gracieus
encantador
bekoorlijk
bevallig
sierlijk
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɔlt/
Etymology

Cognate with Gothic
𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃
Cognate with Old Norse
hollr
Cognate with Danish
huld
In summary

From Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz. Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 (hulþs, “clement”) and Old Norse hollr ( > Danish huld).

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