Definitions for ersatz

ersatz er·satz

Spelling: [er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts]
IPA: /ˈɛr zɑts, -sɑts, ɛrˈzɑts, -ˈsɑts/

Ersatz is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in ersatz (aerstz).

Definitions for ersatz

noun

  1. an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute.

adjective

  1. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial:

Origin of ersatz

1870-75; German Ersatz a substitute (derivative of ersetzen to replace)

Examples for ersatz

Plus, the song is catchy and rich with emotion which, although it may be ersatz, is pop perfection.

An elderly couple dances under flashing lights in an ersatz disco club.

It is the same difference as that between the ersatz and the authentic.

He slid into his chair and reached automatically for the ersatz grapefruit.

Our hopes have gotten so cheesy that even the cheese is ersatz.

This ersatz ranch-house was owned by two completely unlovelies.

The brass fittings were still in place, and there were no signs of ersatz towels, sheets, or even lace curtains.

They were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault.

Unfortunately, the admissions system seems to be primarily geared towards fake sincerity and ersatz enrichment.

We had long been ridiculing the Germans for their ersatz ingenuity.

Word Value for ersatz
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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