Jewishness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English Jewish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English Jewishness From Jewish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being Jewish.
When I first knew you I was struck by your pride in your Jewishness, but as far as I knew you weren't yet a lesbian. Can you ttell me something about how you came to terms with these two parts of yourself?
1982 August 14, Andrea Fred Loewenstein, Evelyn Torton Beck, “Bringing it all Together”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 8:When Zack Galifianakis asks Paul Rudd about his Jewishness in “Between Two Ferns: The Movie,” the actor responds with a quip.
2023 April 4, Harmeet Kaur, “What does it mean to be Jewish in the US?”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
goyishkeit · Jewiness · Yiddishkeit
Synonyms
Translations (24)
lt žydiškùmas (Translations) · cs židovství (Translations) · ru евре́йство (Translations) · eo judeco (Translations) · fi juutalaisuus (Translations) · ja ユダヤ性 (Translations) · el εβραϊσμός (Translations) · ru евре́йскость (Translations) · es judeidad (Translations) · fr judéité (Translations) · id keyahudian (Translations) · it ebraicità (Translations) · de Jüdischkeit (Translations) · pl żydowskość (Translations) · pl żydostwo (Translations) · de Judentum (Translations) · fr judaïté (Translations) · el εβραϊκότητα (Translations) · tr Yahudilik (Translations) · bn ইহুদিয়ানা (Translations) · de Judesein (Translations) · yi ייִדישקייט (Translations) · he יְהוּדִיּוּת (Translations) · io Judeso (Translations)