cynic

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see also: Cynic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪnɪk/

Adjective

cynic

1. cynical (in all senses)
2. (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.

   the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle

Noun

cynic (plural cynics)

1. A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
2. A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.

Related terms

• cynical
• cynicism

Translations

• French: cynique
• German: Zyniker, Zynikerin
• Italian: cinico
• Portuguese: cínico
• Russian: ци́ник
• Spanish: cínico, cínica

Translations

• French: cynique
• German: Zyniker, Zynikerin
• Italian: cinico
• Portuguese: cínico, cínica
• Russian: ци́ник
• Spanish: cínico, cínica

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Cynic

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Noun

cynic (plural cynics)

1. A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.

Translations

• German: Kyniker, Kynikerin

Adjective

cynic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Cynics.

Translations

• German: kynisch

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