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cynic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | faultfinder |
| Type of | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
| Has types | knocker, disparager, detractor, depreciator |
| Derivation | cynical |
cynic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosopher |
Examples of cynic
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I'll admit to that the public school system in DC has nourished the cynic in me.
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A cynic might add that most of them sound the same, but that's not exactly fair.
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Kevin plays the cynic who doesn't get what all the fuss over matrimony is about.
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If I were a cynic, I'd say the Republican right is showing signs of desperation.
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No age was so towering that a cynic looking back could not have contempt for it.
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Germain, the cynic stuck teaching the unwilling at Gustave Flaubert High School.
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Merkel seems like a cynic, yet hopeful to the point of nausea at the same time.
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The golden-tongued student cynic vies with the randy Italian for sharpest quip.
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Both cynic and self-deluding romantic, Feaver is Turow's most expansive creation.
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- Someone who is critical of the motives of others
- A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
- (cynically) with cynicism; in a cynical manner; "Larsen's frost-blackened lips curved cynically"
- (cynicism) a cynical feeling of distrust
- Cynic is an American progressive metal band, incorporating experimental rock and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. ...
- Cynic or Cynicism may mean:
- (Cynicism (contemporary)) Cynicism is to an attitude of jaded negativity, and a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. ...
- (The Cynics) The Cynics are an influential garage rock revival band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic, bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist and later founder of New York City's Bellwether ...
- A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness; A person whose outlook is scornfully negative
