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“dressing b’tznius”
Thanks Philosopher for using the words tnizus (a noun, meaning modesty) properly. I’ve been grimacing at all the misuses of the word throughout these pages. For those who are looking for an adjective to describe a person’s clothing or looks, i.e. modest, the proper word would be tzniusdig (Yiddish form) or Tz’nua (Hebrew). It gets confusing when mixing languages…