tokenish

ˈtoʊkənɪʃ
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Translation of tokenish into German

Adjective

1.

symbolic resemblance

Rare
resembling a token or symbolic gesture
Rare
  • His efforts were merely tokenish, lacking any substantial impact..Seine Bemühungen waren nur symbolisch, ohne jegliche wesentliche Wirkung
2.

nominal

Rare
existing only to fulfill a requirement
Rare
symbolisch alibimäßig
  • The committee had a tokenish female member.Das Komitee hatte ein symbolisches weibliches Mitglied.
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Examples of tokenish in a sentence

  • The company's donation was tokenish, not addressing the real issue.
  • His tokenish apology did little to mend the situation.
  • The award was a tokenish gesture, lacking real recognition.

Translations of "tokenish" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
symbolischadj.

The gesture seemed tokenish, not reflecting genuine support for the cause.

Die Geste wirkte symbolisch und spiegelte keine echte Unterstützung für die Sache wider.

Her explanation for missing the meeting was tokenish and failed to justify her absence.

Ihre Erklärung für das Versäumen des Treffens war symbolisch und konnte ihr Fehlen nicht rechtfertigen.

The community event felt tokenish, as only a small number of residents participated.

Die Gemeindeveranstaltung wirkte symbolisch, da nur eine kleine Anzahl von Bewohnern teilnahm.

His apology felt tokenish, lacking any real commitment to change his behavior.

Seine Entschuldigung fühlte sich symbolisch an, ohne echte Bereitschaft, sein Verhalten zu ändern.

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tokenish: Examples and translations in context

His tokenish acknowledgment of her hard work felt insincere and empty.

Seine symbolische Anerkennung ihrer harten Arbeit wirkte unaufrichtig und leer.

His tokenish compliments felt forced and did not reflect true appreciation.

Seine symbolischen Komplimente wirkten gezwungen und spiegelten keine echte Wertschätzung wider.

His tokenish gesture of goodwill didn't impress her after all that had happened.

Seine symbolische Geste des guten Willens beeindruckte sie nicht nach allem, was geschehen war.

Her tokenish initiative seemed more about appearances than actual change.

Ihre symbolische Initiative schien mehr auf den äußeren Schein als auf tatsächliche Veränderungen abzuzielen.

She wore a tokenish expression of concern, but her actions did not support her words.

Sie trug einen symbolischen Ausdruck der Besorgnis, aber ihre Handlungen unterstützten ihre Worte nicht.

The festival featured some tokenish activities, but lacked genuine engagement with local culture.

Das Festival bot einige symbolische Aktivitäten, es fehlte aber an echter Auseinandersetzung mit der lokalen Kultur.

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