cynique

Meaning

Adj

1. cynical
2. (rare, relational) dog; canine

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) cynic (person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness)
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) cynic (person who practices the cynic philosophy)

Concepts

cynical

cynic

misanthropic

reprobate

sardonic

shameless

faultfinder

misanthropical

Synonyms

misanthropique

immoral

infâme

cynisme

sarcastique

sardonique

maudit

Translations

cinico

cínico

κυνικός

zynisch

cínico

Zyniker

cynisch

cínic

sinik

cínica

cinica

κύνικος

cynicus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/si.nik/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: cynicus

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin cynicus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).