skönande

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of French bel esprit, equivalent to skön (“beautiful”) +‎ ande (“spirit”). Compare German Schöngeist.

Noun

skönande c

1. aesthete

Usage notes

Often derogatory.

Declension

Declension of skönande
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skönande	skönanden	skönandar	skönandarna
Genitive	skönandes	skönandens	skönandars	skönandarnas

Derived terms

• skönandlig

References

• skönande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skönande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skönande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• sökanden, önskande