tzniut

T1Z10N1I1U1T1
UK/(t)s(ə)ˈniːət//ˈtsniːəs//tsniːˈ(j)uːt/

noun

Standards of modesty in dress and conduct, especially between the sexes.

OriginHebrew צניעות →
Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountzniut (uncountable)

alternative tsniut · alternative tzeniut · alternative tseniut · alternative tznius · alternative tsnius · alternative tzenius · alternative tsenius

  1. JewishuncountablelawStandards of modesty in dress and conduct, especially between the sexes.

Origin

  1. Hebrewצניעות
  2. Englishtzniut

From Hebrew צניעות (tsni'út, literally “modesty; humility”).

More words from Hebrew

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

tzniut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzniut

MLA

“tzniut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzniut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tzniut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzniut.

Source: tzniut on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.