naches

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US/ˈnɑx.əs/

noun

A feeling of contentment at another person's successes.

Opposite
schadenfreude
OriginYiddish נחת ← Hebrew נַחַת →
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Meanings

nounnaches (uncountable)

alternative nachas · alternative nakhes

  1. JewishuncountableusuallyA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA feeling of contentment at another person's successes.

Opposite
schadenfreude

Origin

  1. Hebrewנַחַת“contentment”
  2. Yiddishנחת
  3. Englishnaches

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chasensenchaCashenSchenaChanseSechanencash
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