enviable
beneidenswert – beneidenswerter – am beneidenswertesten
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enviable
So good, pleasant, or advantageous that others wish they had the same thing or were in the same situation.
Sie besitzt eine beneidenswerte Gelassenheit und bleibt selbst unter großem Druck ruhig.
She has an enviable composure and remains calm even under great pressure.
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'Beneidenswert' (enviable) combines the stem of 'beneiden' (to envy) with '-wert' (-worthy). The ending shows that something is so positive or advantageous that it understandably makes others wish they had the same quality or were in the same situation.
Ihre beneidenswerte Ausdauer beeindruckte das ganze Team.
Her enviable perseverance impressed the whole team.
'Beneidenswert' (enviable) is often used with personal qualities, abilities, or life situations. Typical collocations include 'eine beneidenswerte Ruhe' (enviable calm), 'Geduld' (patience), 'Sicherheit' (confidence), 'Gesundheit' (health), or 'Lebensqualität' (quality of life).
Er bewahrt auch in schwierigen Gesprächen eine beneidenswerte Ruhe.
He maintains an enviable calm even in difficult conversations.
The word is usually used as an appreciative evaluation, but depending on the context or tone, it can also sound ironic. So pay attention to whether the quality being described is actually meant positively.
Nach nur vier Stunden Schlaf noch so konzentriert zu sein, ist wirklich beneidenswert.
Being so focused after only four hours of sleep is truly enviable.
Bei diesem Wetter den ganzen Tag im Stau zu stehen, ist ja beneidenswert.
Being stuck in traffic all day in this weather is just enviable.
