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Windhauch.

slight breeze

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɪntˌhaʊ̯x/
  1. slight breeze

    masculine · no-plural · strong
  2. vanity; vanity of vanities (the futility of all earthly efforts, as in the philosophy of Ecclesiastes)

    masculine · no-plural · strong
    Windhauch, Windhauch, sagte Kohelet, Windhauch, Windhauch, das ist alles Windhauch.
Where this word comes from

Wind (“wind”) + Hauch (“breath from the mouth; breeze”). The sense of “vanity” is ultimately a loan translation of Hebrew הבל (hevel, “steam; breath; something vain”).

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