aanzien des persoons

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

See zonder aanzien des persoons for the origin of the phrase. The original sense is “discrimination”. The sense “personal status” must have developed through association with aanzien in the sense of “prestige”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːn.zin dɛs pɛrˈsoːns/
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Noun edit

aanzien des persoons n (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) discrimination, unfair judgment which depends on the individual person
    Er mag geen aanzien des persoons zijn.
    There must be no discrimination.
  2. (idiomatic) personal status, those attributes that discriminate people from others
    Ik kijk niet naar het aanzien des persoons.
    I don't look at personal status.

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