frimodig

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German vrīmōdich, equivalent to fri +‎ mod (state of mind) +‎ -ig. Compare German freimütig.

Adjective[edit]

frimodig (comparative frimodigare, superlative frimodigast)

  1. candid, frank, upfront
    Synonyms: frejdig, frispråkig, käck, oförskräckt, orädd, rättfram, öppen

Declension[edit]

Inflection of frimodig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular frimodig frimodigare frimodigast
Neuter singular frimodigt frimodigare frimodigast
Plural frimodiga frimodigare frimodigast
Masculine plural3 frimodige frimodigare frimodigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 frimodige frimodigare frimodigaste
All frimodiga frimodigare frimodigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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