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cynic adjective

  /ˈsɪnɪk/
  • cynical (in all senses)
  • (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.
cynique

Cynic noun

  • A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
cynique

cynical adjective

  /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
  • Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
cynique

cynicism noun

  /ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/
  • (countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.
cynisme

cynically adverb

  /ˈsɪn.ɪk.(ə.)li/
  • in a cynical manner
cyniquement
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