cynic

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

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

Adj

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

Konzepte

Zyniker

zynisch

Kyniker

Nörgler

Griesgram

Zynikerin

Misanthrop

Nörglerin

rechthaberischer Mensch

Synonyme

cynical

faultfinder

pessimist

sneerer

canine

perverse individual

misanthrope

sarcastic

Übersetzungen

κυνικός

cynique

cinico

cínico

cínico

cynicus

cínic

cynisme

kinik

toplumsal değerleri küçümseyen kimse

مجوني

criticaire

critiqueur

criticone

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈsɪnɪk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English cynike, cynicke, from Middle French cynique, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), originally derived from the portico in Athens called Κυνόσαργες (Kunósarges), the earliest home of the Cynic school, later reinterpreted as being derived from κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in a contemptuous allusion to the uncouth and aggressive manners adopted by the members of the school.