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zin.

meaning, significance

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɪn/

  1. meaning, significance

    masculine
    Wat is de zin van het leven?

  2. point, the purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful

    masculine
    Dat heeft geen zin.

  3. sentence, phrase

    masculine

  4. sense (means of perceiving reality)

    masculine

  5. sense, comprehension

    masculine

  6. desire, appetite; intention

    masculine
    Ik heb zin om iets te doen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sin, from Proto-West Germanic *sinn.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.