Tsini (ציני) means cynical in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cynical
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsini.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הרואה את עצמו ושאר בני האדם כפועלים ממניעים אנוכיים בלבד ומתיחס בבוז להתנהגות האנושית.
The word Tsini is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- צִינִי
- Written without vowel points
- ציני
- Said
- tsini
- Plural
- צִינִים
- Feminine form
- צִינִית
- Inflections
- נ' צִינִית; ר' צִינִים; נ"ר צִינִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 160
This is how Tsini is said in other languages.
- English
- cynical
These words mean nearly the same as Tsini.
These words mean the opposite of Tsini.
- אידיאליסט
- אופטימיoptimist
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These words rhyme with Tsini.
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What does Tsini (ציני) mean in Hebrew?
Tsini (ציני) means cynical. It is said tsini, with the stress on tsi.
What is a synonym for Tsini (ציני)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsini (ציני) are ציניקן.
What is the opposite of Tsini (ציני)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsini (ציני) are אידיאליסט and אופטימי.
What rhymes with Tsini (ציני)?
Words that rhyme with Tsini (ציני) include סיני, ביקיני, חוטיני, קליני, and גרוזיני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ציני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.