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[ er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts ] / ˈɛr zɑts, -sɑts, ɛrˈzɑts, -ˈsɑts / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ersatz ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveserving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial: an ersatz coffee made from grain. nounan artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute. Origin of ersatz1870–75; <German Ersatz a substitute (derivative of ersetzen to replace) Words nearby ersatzerror coin, error correction, error message, error of closure, ers, ersatz, Erse, Ershad, Erskine, erst, erstwhile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ersatzThey were done to give a thin patina of ersatz legitimacy to what is otherwise flagrant sexual assault. ‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture|Russell Saunders|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST An elderly couple dances under flashing lights in an ersatz disco club. Inside Japan's 30,000 Kinky ‘Love Hotels’|Lizzie Crocker|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our hopes have gotten so cheesy that even the cheese is ersatz. Tina Brown: Why Kim Kardashian Isn’t ‘Aspirational'|Tina Brown|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Plus, the song is catchy and rich with emotion which, although it may be ersatz, is pop perfection. One Direction, Harry Styles and the Princess Diana Connection|Tom Sykes|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, the admissions system seems to be primarily geared towards fake sincerity and ersatz enrichment. The Absurd Lies of College Admissions|Megan McArdle|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST They were cakes of ersatz flour with ersatz cream, and not very healthy or nutritious, though very expensive. Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs In front of the 4th Ersatz Division the enemy still held a bridge-head at Lombartzyde. There was Tylerton—an ersatz city, but looking so real and familiar that Burckhardt almost imagined the whole episode a dream. The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl To his disgust he was put in the 10th Ersatz Division, and now, after his soldier life, wants to work in a British shipyard. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs He slid into his chair and reached automatically for the ersatz grapefruit. Tony and the Beetles|Philip K. Dick
British Dictionary definitions for ersatz
adjectivemade in imitation of some natural or genuine product; artificial nounan ersatz substance or article Word Origin for ersatzC20: German, from ersetzen to substitute Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ersatzsynthetic, phony, imitation, fake, sham, substitute, counterfeit, bogus, manufactured, pretended, simulated, spurious, copied, false |