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Hijab vs Hijabless - What's the difference?

hijab | hijabless |

As a noun hijab

is (uncountable|islam) the practice, among muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males.

As an adjective hijabless is

not wearing hijab.

hijab

English

(wikipedia hijab) ("hijab on Wikiquote")

Alternative forms

* hejab * hijaab * * hajib, hijabi (nonstandard)

Noun

  • (uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males.
  • * 2010 , Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices (ISBN 1450053025), page 13:
    • The belief that Muslim females observe hijab because men force them to do so insults some Muslim females who have based their decision on their understanding of Islam.
  • (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

    • Related terms

    * hijabi

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    hijabless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not wearing hijab