German Conversation · Level 191
28 words
German word
Räumlichkeit
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʁɔʏ̯mlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Meaning
- feminine nounsense of space
Example
Die Räumlichkeit des Gemäldes erzeugt Tiefe.
The painting's sense of space creates depth.
More examples
In der Fotografie kann die Räumlichkeit durch Licht und Schatten betont werden.
In photography, the sense of space can be emphasized through light and shadow.
Core concept
Forms seem separated by distance and to occupy real volume, giving a flat scene a convincing spatial structure.
Common phrases
die Räumlichkeit des Gemäldes
the sense of space in the painting
die Räumlichkeit eines Raumes
the sense of space in a room
Räumlichkeit schaffen
create a sense of space
Similar words
Raum: The area or extent in which people and objects are present.
Tiefe: The sense of distance between the front and back of a scene.
Perspektive: A view of forms and lines arranged to create an impression of depth.
Plastizität: A lifelike three-dimensional effect in a flat visual representation.
Definition in German
Räumlichkeit meint die Fähigkeit einer Szene oder eines Objekts, räumliche Tiefe und Volumen zu vermitteln.
Word origin
Räumlichkeit developed from German Raum through räumlich and the abstract-noun suffix -keit, whose form marks a quality or state.
Usage tips
- Geräumigkeit usually describes how roomy a physical place is, whereas Räumlichkeit often describes perceived depth in an image or object.