anives

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Pronunciations

anives (ah-NEE-vuhs) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Humility, modesty.

Example Sentences

  • "Each of us reflected on his learning but our conversation quickly shifted to our remembrance of him as a person, and especially his exceptional anives (humility)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • עניװת anives

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      annives

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