Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goyishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: goy-ish-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact of being goyish, or non-Jewish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Is the author aware, I wonder, how Joel's neglect of his religious heritage parallels his repression of his sexual past? […] In any case, it's there anyhow: Joel married not only into straightness but into goyishness."

Etymology

From goyish + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does goyishness mean?: The fact of being goyish, or non-Jewish.
Where does goyishness come from?: From goyish + -ness.

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