Maven Definition

māvən
mavens
noun
mavens
A person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert.
American Heritage
An expert or connoisseur, often, specif., a self-proclaimed one.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Maven

Noun

Singular:
maven
Plural:
mavens

Origin of Maven

  • Yiddish meyvn from Hebrew mēbîn active participle of hēbîn to understand derived stem of bîn to discern byn in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Yiddish מבֿין (meyvn, “know-it-all"), from Hebrew מֵבִין (mevín, “one who understands, connoisseur, expert").

    From Wiktionary

Maven Sentence Examples

  • Anyone can look the part of a runway maven!

  • If you're a beauty maven who's after a Hollywood starlet-worthy look, give airbrush makeup a try.

  • The song, from the maven's best-selling 1998 album Ray of Light, is a come-hither approach to the art of seduction, rife with memorable melodies and lyrics.

  • The Maven collection is filled with modern, artistic jewelry designs in metal and gem stones.

  • If you consider yourself to be a fashion maven, you'll love the deals at Smart Bargains.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAV

Words Ending With

NENVEN

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Words Starting With M and Ending With N

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