Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

law of jante

/ˈjæntə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
law of -jante
IPA
/ˈjæntə/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A social code in Scandinavian countries that opposes individualism, ambition, and vanity.

Etymology

Introduced by the Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose in the 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor), in which Jante is a small Danish town where nobody is anonymous.

Inflected Forms

the Law of Jante (canonical)

Questions

How do you pronounce law of jante?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjæntə/.
What does law of jante mean?
A social code in Scandinavian countries that opposes individualism, ambition, and vanity.
Where does law of jante come from?
Introduced by the Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose in the 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks (En flyktning krysser sitt spor), in which Jante is a small Danish town where nobody is anonymous.

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