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Vollendet

Vollendet is a German term that can function as the past participle of the verb vollenden and as an adjective. It means finished, completed, or consummate. The past participle of vollenden is vollendet, used with auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, for example: Das Werk ist vollendet. As an attributive adjective, vollendet denotes something that is fully developed or expertly crafted: eine vollendete Leistung, ein vollendeter Stil, das vollendete Werk. The ending changes with gender, number, and case: eine vollendete Leistung, einen vollendeten Stil, das vollendete Werk.

Etymology and nuance: vollenden combines voll- 'full' with enden 'to end'; vollendet is the regular past participle.

The
noun
Vollendung
means
completion
or
perfection
and
is
used
in
philosophical
and
aesthetic
discourse
(Vollendung
der
Form).
In
usage,
vollendet
often
conveys
a
sense
of
stylistic
perfection
or
mature
craftsmanship,
especially
in
art,
music,
and
literature.
Common
synonyms
include
perfekt,
vollkommen,
ausgereift,
meisterhaft;
antonyms
include
unvollendet
or
unfertig.