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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
cynic
n 1: someone who is critical of the motives of others [syn:
cynic, faultfinder]
2: 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
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), Cynical \Cyn"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal),
a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s,
prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See Hound.]
1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious;
currish.
I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess
obligations where no benefit has been received.
--Johnson.
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2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic,
year; cynic cycle.
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3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics;
having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or
resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.
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4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by
moral principles; believing the worst of human nature and
motives; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes
which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or
self-indulgence; having a sneering disbelief in the
selflessness of others; as, a cynical man who scoffs at
pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions;
as, cynical views of human nature.
Syn: misanthropic, misanthropical.
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Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the
senses 1 and 4.
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Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles
of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin,
suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cynic \Cyn"ic\, n. (Gr. Philos)
1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by
Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The
first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn
for social customs and current philosophical opinions.
Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment,
moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.
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2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a
snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who
believes that human conduct is directed, either
consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or
self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are
superficial and untrustworthy.
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He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion
it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not
acidulated with scorn. --Macaulay.
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4. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are,
not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of
plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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