cynic

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

κυνικός

Συνώνυμα

cynical

faultfinder

pessimist

sneerer

canine

perverse individual

misanthrope

sarcastic

Μεταφράσεις

cynique

cinico

Zyniker

cínico

cínico

cynicus

cínic

zynisch

cynisme

Nörgler

Kyniker

kinik

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المتهكم

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈsɪnɪk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.