leuk
Meaning
- nice, pleasant, enjoyable
- attractive
- (obsolete) calm, level-headed
- (obsolete) lukewarm
Concepts
pulchrous
Synonyms
luimig
moppig
snoeperig
vreemdsoortig
plezierige
allerliefst
zwierig
lollige
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/løːk/
Etymology
Uncertain, probably related to lauw (“lukewarm”); compare English luke and lukewarm. The earliest attestations refer to the sense of "lukewarm", other senses are later semantic developments. The sense "calm, level-headed" is still visible in some derived terms, such as leukweg, leukjes and doodleuk.
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