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English Wikipedia has an article on:CynicismWikipedia

Etymology

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First used in English around 1540–50. From Latin Cynicus (cynic philosopher), from Ancient Greek Κυνικός (Kunikós, from κύων (kúōn, “dog”, see Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ) +‎ -ικός (-ikós), literally “doglike, currish”). The word may have first been applied to Cynics because of the nickname κύων (kúōn, “dog”) given to Diogenes of Sinope, the prototypical Cynic.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪnɪk

Noun

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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

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Arabic: كَلْبِيّ m (kalbiyy) Esperanto: ciniko (eo) French: cynique (fr) m or f German: Kyniker (de) m, Kynikerin (de) f Greek: Κυνικός (el) m (Kynikós) Ancient Greek: Κυνικός m (Kunikós) Latin: Cynicus m

Adjective

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Cynic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Cynics.

Translations

[edit] relating to the Cynics

Arabic: كَلْبِيّ (kalbiyy) German: kynisch (de) Greek: κυνικός (el) m (kynikós) Ido: Ciniko Japanese: 犬儒 (kenju) Korean: 견유(犬儒) (ko) (gyeonyu) Latin: Cynicus

References

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• “Cynic”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.

Anagrams

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• Cincy

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