Germanness
Being culturally German
Germanness is the quality of being German—the characteristics, traits, or cultural attributes associated with Germany and its people.
The term appears in discussions of national identity, cultural analysis, or ethnic heritage: The film explores questions of Germanness and belonging.
Like other -ness formations from nationalities, it can describe authentic connection to a culture or stereotypical associations with it.
German poet-dramatist, 1749-1832
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- BachGerman composer surname
- MannGerman surname meaning male
- KafkaCzech-Jewish literary surname
Hesse · Rilke · Nietzsche · Wagner · Brahms · Kraftwerk · Rammstein
Family line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- descentDownward slope or lineage
genealogy · folklore · customs · preservation · memorialization · reunification · Prussian · Teutonic
Alpine peasant dress
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
- pretzelKnotted salted bread
polka · beerhall · yodeling · Bavaria · stein · Advent · maypole · Lebkuchen
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
Status as state member
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- integrationCombining into a whole
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- belongingState of fitting in
Being on time
- productivityOutput relative to input
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- timelinessAppropriateness of timing
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
organization · methodical · systematic · industriousness · planning · logistics · engineering · scheduling
Extreme carefulness in details
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
detail-oriented · perfectionism · calibration · measurement · standards · analytical · specifications · accuracy
Goethe
German poet-dramatist, 1749-1832
Kafka · Hesse · Rilke · Nietzsche · Wagner · Brahms · Kraftwerk · Rammstein
ancestry
Family line of descent
descent · genealogy · folklore · customs · preservation · memorialization · reunification · Prussian · Teutonic · Hanseatic
dirndl
Alpine peasant dress
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
pretzel · polka · beerhall · yodeling · Bavaria · stein · Advent · maypole · Lebkuchen · Krampus
Oktoberfest
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- expressionismDistorting reality for emotion
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
citizenship
Status as state member
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- integrationCombining into a whole
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
punctuality
Being on time
- productivityOutput relative to input
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- timelinessAppropriateness of timing
streamlining · organization · methodical · systematic · industriousness · planning · logistics · engineering · scheduling · benchmarking
meticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
thoroughness · detail-oriented · perfectionism · calibration · measurement · standards · analytical · specifications · accuracy · diligence
GermannessFrenchness
Gallic cultural character
Italianness · Americanness · Spanishness · Russianness · Englishness
Germannessspontaneity
Acting without forethought
chaos · disorder · inefficiency · improvisation · casualness
Germany, German, Germanic, Germanize, Germanized, Germanizing, Germanization, Germanizes