Windhauch

Meaning

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

Concepts

breeze

wind

zephyr

Synonyms

Brise

Lüftchen

Lufthauch

Wind

Zephir

Zug

Luftchen

Abendwind

Zephyr

leichte Luftbewegung

schwacher Wind

Translations

souffle

brise

αεράκι

zefiro

favonio

vent

brezza

zéphyr

ζαφύρι

arietta

zèfir

venticello

zeffiro

zefir

brisa

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

liftli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪntˌhaʊ̯x/

Etymology

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”).