"Timonist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtaɪmənɪst/ Forms: more Timonist [comparative], most Timonist [superlative]
Etymology: From Timon + -ist, from the 5th-century BC person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, Aristophanes). Used by Robert Greene in his Greene's Mourning Garment (1590). (Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens is usually estimated c. 1607 and would not have influenced Greene; however, some consider the play could be one of Shakespeare's earliest, and could then have been Greene's source.) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Timon|ist}} Timon + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} Timonist (comparative more Timonist, superlative most Timonist)
  1. Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens. Synonyms: Timonean, Timonian Related terms: Timonism, Timonize Translations (Of a form of bitter misanthropy): timoniste (note: regular) (French), Timoniste [rare] (French)
    Sense id: en-Timonist-en-adj-8rsOhy35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪmənɪst/ Forms: Timonists [plural]
Etymology: From Timon + -ist, from the 5th-century BC person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, Aristophanes). Used by Robert Greene in his Greene's Mourning Garment (1590). (Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens is usually estimated c. 1607 and would not have influenced Greene; however, some consider the play could be one of Shakespeare's earliest, and could then have been Greene's source.) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Timon|ist}} Timon + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Timonist (plural Timonists)
  1. A sort of bitter misanthrope related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens. Translations (sort of bitter misanthrope): timoniste (note: regular) (French), Timoniste [rare] (French)
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