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gesundheit

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪt/
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/ɡəˈzʊnt.haɪt/ · /ɡəˈzʊn.taɪt/ · /ɡəˈzʊnt.hʌɪt/ · /ɡəˈzʊn.tʌɪt/

Definition of gesundheit

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. (Canada, US)Said to someone who has just sneezed.
    “Everybody Was at It, and There Was No One to Say Gesundheit”
    “I used to play a game with David and Douggie, Dennis and Drew — stop their sneezes midsniff just by placing my pinkie finger against their nostrils and saying gesundheit before it was time.”
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intj

  1. (Canada, US)Said to someone who has just sneezed.
    “Everybody Was at It, and There Was No One to Say Gesundheit”
    “I used to play a game with David and Douggie, Dennis and Drew — stop their sneezes midsniff just by placing my pinkie finger against their nostrils and saying gesundheit before it was time.”
  2. (humorous)Said in response to a word that sounds onomatopoeically similar to a sneeze.
    “Flynn: All right, Blondie. Rapunzel: Rapunzel! Flynn: Gesundheit.”
  3. (dated)Used as a toast
    “Gesundheit, grandpa”

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Gesundheit (literally “health”), from gesund (“healthy”). The adjective is cognate with English sound, from Old English ġesund (“sound, safe, healthy”).

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