Jewishness

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/ˈdʒuːɪʃnəs/

noun

The property of being Jewish.

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JewhoodJewshipJudeity
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Meanings

nounJewishness (usually uncountable, plural Jewishnesses)

plural Jewishnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being Jewish.

    When Zack Galifianakis asks Paul Rudd about his Jewishness in “Between Two Ferns: The Movie,” the actor responds with a quip.

    2023 April 4, Harmeet Kaur, “What does it mean to be Jewish in the US?”, in CNN
    1 more example

    When I first knew you I was struck by your pride in your Jewishness, but as far as I knew you weren't yet a lesbian. Can you ttell me something about how you came to terms with these two parts of yourself?

    1982 August 14, Andrea Fred Loewenstein, Evelyn Torton Beck, “Bringing it all Together”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 8

    Synonyms: Jewhood, Jewship, Judeity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being Jewish.

Similar
JewhoodJewshipJudeity
Also see
judeity

Origin

From Jewish + -ness.

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Translations

Bengali ইহুদিয়ানা
  • ইহুদিয়ানা (ihudiẏana)Translations
Catalan judeïtat
  • judeïtatTranslations
Czech židovství
  • židovstvíTranslations
Esperanto judeco
  • judecoTranslations
Finnish juutalaisuus
  • juutalaisuusTranslations
French judéité, judaïté
  • judéitéTranslations
  • judaïtéTranslations
German Judentum, Judesein
  • JudentumTranslations
  • JudeseinTranslations
  • JüdischkeitTranslations
  • JudäitätTranslations
Greek εβραϊκότητα, εβραϊσμός
  • εβραϊκότητα (evraïkótita)Translations
  • εβραϊσμός (evraïsmós)Translations
Hebrew יְהוּדִיּוּת
  • יְהוּדִיּוּת (yehudiyút)Translations
Indonesian keyahudian
  • keyahudianTranslations
Italian ebraicità, giudeità
  • ebraicitàTranslations
  • giudeitàTranslations
Japanese ユダヤ性
  • ユダヤ性 (yudayasei)Translations
Lithuanian žydiškùmas
  • žydiškùmasTranslations
Polish żydowskość, żydostwo
  • żydowskośćTranslations
  • żydostwoTranslations
Portuguese judeidade
  • judeidadeTranslations
Russian евре́йскость, евре́йство
  • евре́йскость (jevréjskostʹ)Translations
  • евре́йство (jevréjstvo)Translations
Slovak židovstvo
  • židovstvoTranslations
Spanish judeidad
  • judeidadTranslations
Turkish Yahudilik
  • YahudilikTranslations
Ukrainian євре́йство
  • євре́йство (jevréjstvo)Translations
Yiddish ייִדישקייט
  • ייִדישקייט (yidishkeyt)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

Jewishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jewishness

MLA

“Jewishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jewishness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jewishness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jewishness.

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