Tsiniyut (ציניות) means cynicism in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צִינִיּוּת
tsiniyut
noun · feminine
In English
cynicism
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tsiniyut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1גישה השוללת את הכנות האנושית בנושאי מוסריות וזולתנות וטוענת שרק מניעים אנוכיים מכתיבים התנהגות.
- 2בלשון הדיבור סרקזם.
- 3הפילוסופיה של קבוצת הציניקנים ביוון העתיקה דגלה בהסתפקות במועט, אך עם הזמן גישה זו הוקצנה עד כדי זלזול בנורמות החברה המקובלות, ולכן כיום ציניות מקבלת פרשנות של לעג למניעי החברה.
The word Tsiniyut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִינִיּוּת
- Written without vowel points
- ציניות
- Said
- tsiniyut
- Gematria
- 566
This is how Tsiniyut is said in other languages.
- English
- cynicism
- Russian
- цинизм
These words come before and after Tsiniyut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsiniyut.
What does Tsiniyut (ציניות) mean in Hebrew?
Tsiniyut (ציניות) means cynicism. It is said tsiniyut, with the stress on tsi.
Is Tsiniyut (ציניות) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsiniyut (ציניות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ציניות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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