auserlesen
exquisite
Besonders gut, selten oder mit viel Sorgfalt aus vielen Dingen oder Menschen gewählt.
Definition & meaning
The German adjective auserlesen describes something of high quality, exclusivity, or refinement. It is used to indicate that something has been carefully selected from a larger group because of its excellence.
- Exquisite or select: Used to describe things of superior quality or taste (e.g., auserlesene Weine – exquisite wines).
- Choice or elite: Used to describe a group of people or things that are picked out specifically for being the best or most suitable.
Grammar & Word origin
Grammar: It is an adjective that can be used attributively (e.g., ein auserlesener Geschmack) or predicatively (e.g., Die Auswahl war auserlesen). As an adjective, it is declined according to standard German declension rules based on the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.
Word origin: The word is a compound derived from the prefix aus- (out) and the past participle of the verb lesen (to read/to pick/to select). Etymologically, lesen in this context refers to the older meaning of "collecting" or "picking out" (similar to auflesen). Thus, auserlesen literally means "picked out" or "selected."
Synonyms & antonyms
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Examples
Im Restaurant gibt es nur auserlesene Weine.adjective
In the restaurant there are only exquisite wines.
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