ersatz Definition
er·satz (er′zäts′, er zäts′)
noun, adjective
substitute or synthetic: the word usually suggests inferior quality
Etymology: Ger, lit., replacement < ersetzen, to replace < er- (< OHG ir-, re-) + setzen, to place, set
ersatz Synonyms
ersatz
modif.
ersatz Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- coffee: I went inside the plane and found some little bags of ersatz coffee.
- version: Daytime boss Alison Sharman wants to find space for Loose Women, ITV's ersatz version of America's The View.
- culture: Is kitsch always recognizable as formulaic, superficial, as ' ersatz culture ' , as Clement Greenberg termed it?
- granddaughter: I was the ersatz granddaughter to all âthe girlsâ , I was the only continuation of the line.
- understanding: The ersatz metal originates, predictably enough, from an ersatz understanding of human freedom.
Browse dictionary entries near ersatz
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- ‹ erroneous
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- ‹ erring
- ‹ erratum
- ‹ erratically
- ‹ erratic
- ‹ errata
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- Ertz, Susan pseudonym of Mrs Ronald McCrindle ›
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- erudite ›
- erudition ›
- erumpent ›

