Aliz (עליז) means jolly in Hebrew.
It can also mean gay. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
jolly, gay
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Aliz.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמח.
תְּשֻׁאוֹת מְלֵאָה, עִיר הוֹמִיָּה – קִרְיָה עַלִּיזָה; חֲלָלַיִךְ לֹא חַלְלֵי־חֶרֶב, וְלֹא מֵתֵי מִלְחָמָה.
- 2סלנג ישןהומוסקסואל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Aliz is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עַלִּיז
- Written without vowel points
- עליז
- Said
- aliz
- Root
- ע־ל־ז
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Plural
- עַלִּיזִים
- Feminine form
- עַלִּיזָה
- Inflections
- נ' עַלִּיזָה, ר' עַלִּיזִים, נ"ר עַלִּיזוֹת
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Aliz is said in other languages.
- English
- jolly, gay
These words mean nearly the same as Aliz.
- גאה
- מתרומם
- עולץ
- שמח
- הומוgay
- פייגלהfaggot
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Aliz.
- עגום
- עצוב
- קודרgloomy
- עצבsad
- ניכאהgloom
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Aliz.
The word Aliz comes from the root ע־ל־ז, like these words.
These words come before and after Aliz in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aliz.
What does Aliz (עליז) mean in Hebrew?
Aliz (עליז) means jolly and gay. It is said aliz, with the stress on liz.
What is a synonym for Aliz (עליז)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aliz (עליז) are גאה, מתרומם, עולץ, שמח, הומו, and פייגלה.
What is the opposite of Aliz (עליז)?
Words that mean the opposite of Aliz (עליז) are עגום, עצוב, קודר, עצב, and ניכאה.
What rhymes with Aliz (עליז)?
Words that rhyme with Aliz (עליז) include אושפיז, זיז, פזיז, תרכיז, קרניז, and טורקיז.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עליז of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.