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naches

US/ˈnɑx.əs/

naches noun: a feeling of contentment at another person's successes.

Noun

naches (uncountable)

  1. (Jewish, usually) A feeling of contentment at another person's successes.
    • Fun of the nachas variety is most often attributed to the fun you get from your kids and grandkids, and sometimes even your spouse and parents and friends.2013, Bernard De Koven, A Playful Path, page 200
    Antonyms:
    schadenfreude

Antonyms of naches

Forms of naches

alternative formnachas
alternative formnakhes

Origin of naches

From Yiddish נחת (nakhes), from Hebrew נַחַת (nákhat, “contentment”).

Questions about naches

What does naches mean?
Naches means a feeling of contentment at another person's successes.
What part of speech is naches?
Naches is a noun.
How do you pronounce naches?
Naches is pronounced /ˈnɑx.əs/ (US).

Words near naches in the dictionary

  1. Nachbaur
  2. Nachbaurs
  3. Nachbin
  4. Nachbin's theorem
  5. Nachbins
  6. naches
  7. Nachidsheuan
  8. Nachikufu
  9. Nachlass
  10. nachleben
  11. Nachlässe

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