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Where does “tzeniut” come from?

tzeniut (English) comes from Hebrew צניעות — modesty, humility.

tzeniut (English): Standards of modesty in dress and conduct,...

Definitions

  1. Standards of modesty in dress and conduct,...

Ancestry of “tzeniut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewצניעותmodesty, humility
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