German Conversation · Level 80
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German word
Masse
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmasə/
Meaning
- feminine nouncrowd
Example
Bei Demonstrationen spricht die Masse oft laut.
The crowd often speaks loudly at demonstrations.
More examples
Politiker versuchen oft, die Masse anzusprechen.
Politicians often try to appeal to the masses.
Core concept
Many people or much material forming one visible, compact whole.
Common phrases
die Masse ansprechen
appeal to the masses
sich der Masse anpassen
adapt to the masses
die Meinung der Masse
the masses' opinion
Similar words
Menschenmenge: A dense gathering of people in one place.
Publikum: People gathered to watch a performance, game, or other event.
Menge: A large amount gathered into one visible whole.
Definition in German
eine große Anzahl von Menschen, die zusammenstehen oder als Einheit auftreten
Word origin
The German noun Masse is a borrowing from French masse and Latin massa, whose basic sense was a lump or coherent mass.
Usage tips
- Die Masse can suggest an undifferentiated crowd, while Menschenmenge more neutrally identifies a crowd of people.
Other meanings
- massnoun
- lumpnoun
Opposites
- Minderheitminoritynoun
- Eliteelitenoun
Related words
- Massenprotestmass protestnoun
- Massenphänomenmass phenomenonnoun