erlichkeit

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Definitions

  • n. Honesty.

  • n. Sincerity.

Example Sentences

  • “To handle the government aid programs, the yeshiva would only take someone known for his erlichkeit.” (Weiser)

  • "But it behooves us, too, as parents and mechanchim, to more often and more forcefully stress the importance of ehrlichkeit." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ערלעכקײט erlekhkayt

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      erlikhkeit, erlichkait, erlikhkait, erlichkayt, erlikhkayt, erlechkeit, erlekhkeit, erlechkait, erlekhkait, erlechkayt, erlekhkait, erlechkayt, erlekhkayt, ehrlichkeit

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