Synonyms for kef


Grammar : Noun
Spell : keyf, kef
Phonetic Transcription : keɪf, kɛf

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Définition of kef

Origin :
  • 1808, from Arabic kaif "well-being, good-humor." Specifically, state of dreaming intoxication produced by smoking cannabis; dolce far niente. In Morocco and Algeria, it was the name for Indian hemp.
  • As in hemp : noun plant
Example sentences :
  • To “do kef,” or to “make kef,” is to pass the time in such a state.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 » by Various
  • A––– and his party had started for Kef, malgré my dissuasions.
  • Extract from : « Notes in North Africa » by W. G. Windham
  • These folks take their kef, as they do every thing else, quietly.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI. » by Various
  • Situated at the intersection of main routes from the west and south, Kef occupies a position of strategic importance.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 » by Various
  • The Oriental mysticism, the Kef, as ecstasy is called in the East, are admirably expressed.
  • Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker

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