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English
Etymology
Derived either from the building in Athens called Kynosarges, the earliest home of the Cynic school, or from the Greek word for a dog (kyon), in contemptuous allusion to the uncouth and aggressive manners adopted by the members of the school.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�sɪnɪk/
SAMPA|/"sInIk/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪnɪk|-ɪnɪk
Homophones
Sinic
Noun
en-noun
- A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
- A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
Translations
trans-top|A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness
Finnish: kyynikko
Italian: cinico m
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Hebrew: צ×�× ×�ק×� (tziniqan) m, צ×�× ×�×§× ×�ת (tziniqanit) f
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trans-top|A person whose outlook is scornfully negative
Finnish: kyynikko
trans-mid
Italian: cinico m
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ttbc|Estonian: küünik
ttbc|French: cynique
ttbc|Ido: ciniko
ttbc|German: Zyniker m
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ttbc|Korean: 견ì� (ç�¬å��, gyeon-yu)
ttbc|Portuguese: cÃnico
ttbc|Swedish: cyniker
Related terms
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