"cynic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪnɪk/ Audio: En-us-cynic.ogg [US] Forms: more cynic [comparative], most cynic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪnɪk Etymology: From Middle English cynike, cynicke, from Middle French cinicque, 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 a derivation of κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in a contemptuous allusion to the uncouth and aggressive manners adopted by the members of the school. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|cynike}} Middle English cynike, {{m|enm|cynicke}} cynicke, {{der|en|frm|cinicque}} Middle French cinicque, {{der|en|la|cynicus}} Latin cynicus, {{der|en|grc|κυνικός}} Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), {{m|grc|Κυνόσαργες}} Κυνόσαργες (Kunósarges), {{m|grc|κύων||dog}} κύων (kúōn, “dog”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cynic (comparative more cynic, superlative most cynic)
  1. cynical (in all senses) Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-cynic-en-adj-s3uvycHv Disambiguation of Personality: 47 38 9 6
  2. (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): People Translations (A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness): cinik [masculine] (Albanian), 愤青 (fènqīng) (Chinese Mandarin), cynik [masculine] (Czech), kyniker [common-gender] (Danish), cynicus [masculine] (Dutch), kyynikko (Finnish), cynique [feminine, masculine] (French), cínico [masculine] (Galician), cínica [feminine] (Galician), Zyniker [masculine] (German), Zynikerin [feminine] (German), κυνικός (kynikós) [masculine] (Greek), ציניקן (tziniqan) [masculine] (Hebrew), ציניקנית (tziniqanit) [feminine] (Hebrew), दोषदर्शी (doṣdarśī) (Hindi), cinico [masculine] (Italian), kyniker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kynikar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), بدگمان (bad-gomân) (Persian), cynik [masculine] (Polish), cyniczka [feminine] (Polish), cínico [masculine] (Portuguese), ци́ник (cínik) [masculine] (Russian), cìnik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), cínico (Spanish), cyniker [common-gender] (Swedish), ци́нік (cýnik) [masculine] (Ukrainian) Translations (A person whose outlook is scornfully negative): cinik [masculine] (Albanian), cynik [masculine] (Czech), kyniker [common-gender] (Danish), cynicus [masculine] (Dutch), kyynikko (Finnish), cynique [feminine, masculine] (French), cínico [masculine] (Galician), cínica [feminine] (Galician), Zyniker [masculine] (German), Zynikerin [feminine] (German), κυνικός (kynikós) [masculine] (Greek), cinico [masculine] (Italian), kaiwhakahāwea (Maori), kyniker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kynikar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), cynik [masculine] (Polish), cyniczka [feminine] (Polish), cínico [masculine] (Portuguese), cínica [feminine] (Portuguese), ци́ник (cínik) [masculine] (Russian), cìnik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), cínico (Spanish), cyniker [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cynic-en-adj--LCTPW~w Disambiguation of People: 18 44 10 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 61 7 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 61 9 11 Disambiguation of 'A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness': 35 65 Disambiguation of 'A person whose outlook is scornfully negative': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cynick [obsolete] Related terms: cynical, cynicism

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪnɪk/ Audio: En-us-cynic.ogg [US] Forms: cynics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnɪk Etymology: From Middle English cynike, cynicke, from Middle French cinicque, 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 a derivation of κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in a contemptuous allusion to the uncouth and aggressive manners adopted by the members of the school. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|cynike}} Middle English cynike, {{m|enm|cynicke}} cynicke, {{der|en|frm|cinicque}} Middle French cinicque, {{der|en|la|cynicus}} Latin cynicus, {{der|en|grc|κυνικός}} Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), {{m|grc|Κυνόσαργες}} Κυνόσαργες (Kunósarges), {{m|grc|κύων||dog}} κύων (kúōn, “dog”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cynic (plural cynics)
  1. A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
    Sense id: en-cynic-en-noun-woTQqA7Z
  2. A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
    Sense id: en-cynic-en-noun-xNNyX1IF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cynick [obsolete]

Adjective [Middle French]

Forms: cynicque [feminine, singular], cynics [masculine, plural], cynicques [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective||cynics|feminine singular|cynicque|masculine plural|cynics||{{{mp2}}}|feminine plural|cynicques|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=}} cynic m (feminine singular cynicque, masculine plural cynics, feminine plural cynicques), {{frm-adj|cynicque|cynics|cynicques}} cynic m (feminine singular cynicque, masculine plural cynics, feminine plural cynicques)
  1. cynical Tags: masculine Synonyms: cynicque [feminine, masculine]
    Sense id: en-cynic-frm-adj-oHp2o1fP Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "cínico"
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
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          "word": "Zyniker"
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
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          "roman": "doṣdarśī",
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          "word": "दोषदर्शी"
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness",
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          "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cynique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cínico"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cínica"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zyniker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zynikerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kynikós",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κυνικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cinico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "word": "kaiwhakahāwea"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kyniker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kynikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cynik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cyniczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cínico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cínica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cínik",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ци́ник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cìnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "word": "cínico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "A person whose outlook is scornfully negative",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "cyniker"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cynic"
  ],
  "word": "cynic"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cynicque",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cynics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cynicques",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "10": "{{{mp2}}}",
        "11": "feminine plural",
        "12": "cynicques",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "cynics",
        "5": "feminine singular",
        "6": "cynicque",
        "7": "masculine plural",
        "8": "cynics",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f2accel-form": "f|s",
        "f3accel-form": "m|p",
        "f5accel-form": "f|p",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cynic m (feminine singular cynicque, masculine plural cynics, feminine plural cynicques)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cynicque",
        "2": "cynics",
        "3": "cynicques"
      },
      "expansion": "cynic m (feminine singular cynicque, masculine plural cynics, feminine plural cynicques)",
      "name": "frm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle French",
  "lang_code": "frm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle French adjectives",
        "Middle French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle French lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cynical"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cynical",
          "cynical"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cynicque"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cynic"
}

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