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Kitsoniyut (קיצוניות) means extremism in Hebrew.

It can also mean radicalism, extremeness, and extremity. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

קִיצוֹנִיּוּת
kitsoniyut
noun · feminine
In English

extremism, radicalism, extremeness, extremity

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ק

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kitsoniyut.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    נקיטת עמדות או פעולות חריפות ובלתי מתפשרות, בעיקר למען אידאולוגיה
  2. 2
    (בהרחבה) הדרגה הקיצונית ביותר, חריגות בעוצמה
  3. 3
    הימצאות בקצה; קצה, אחד משני קטבים מנוגדים

The word Kitsoniyut is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
קִיצוֹנִיּוּת
Written without vowel points
קיצוניות
Said
kitsoniyut
Root
ק־צ־ה
Plural
קִיצוֹנִיּוּיוֹת
Inflections
קִיצוֹנִיּוּת־, קִיצוֹנִיּוּתוֹ; ר' קִיצוֹנִיּוּיוֹת
Gematria
672

This is how Kitsoniyut is said in other languages.

English
extremism, radicalism, extremeness, extremity
Arabic
تطرّف
Russian
экстремизм
French
extrémisme
German
Extremismus

These words mean nearly the same as Kitsoniyut.

  • פנאטיות
  • רדיקליות
  • דרסטיות

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These words mean the opposite of Kitsoniyut.

  • מתינות
  • אמצעיות

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These words rhyme with Kitsoniyut.

The word Kitsoniyut comes from the root ק־צ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Kitsoniyut in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Kitsoniyut.

What does Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩) means extremism, radicalism, and extremeness. It is said kitsoniyut, with the stress on yut.

What is a synonym for Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩) are ⁨פנאטיות⁩, ⁨רדיקליות⁩, and ⁨דרסטיות⁩.

What is the opposite of Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩) are ⁨מתינות⁩ and ⁨אמצעיות⁩.

What rhymes with Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Kitsoniyut (⁨קיצוניות⁩) include ⁨אומנות⁩, ⁨חוט⁩, ⁨שירות⁩, ⁨התנהגות⁩, ⁨מהירות⁩, and ⁨פעילות⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קיצוניות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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