Associations to the word «Cynic»
Noun
- Crate
- Sneer
- Philosopher
- Atheist
- Socrates
- Lucian
- Malone
- Thebes
- Maximus
- Epistle
- Blindness
- Tub
- Sean
- Plato
- Quid
- Skepticism
- Bce
- Guru
- Athens
- Anecdote
- Spectacle
- Aristotle
- Satire
- Philosophy
- Disciple
- Sect
- Progressive
- Splendor
- Afterlife
- Knot
- Messiah
- Believer
- Contempt
- Bassist
- Alexandria
- Wisdom
- Demo
- Wit
- Healer
- Bc
- Mankind
- Nero
- Bury
- Preaching
- Calendar
- Virtue
- Vermont
- Romantic
- Preacher
- Reverence
- Happiness
- Prophet
- Rat
- Chapman
- Guitarist
- Creed
- Rhodes
- Fist
- Superiority
- Ideal
- Metal
- Dialogue
- Greek
- Critic
- Humor
- Cyprus
- Dog
- Fusion
- Evil
- Sage
- Portal
- Shame
- Jupiter
Adjective
Wiktionary
CYNIC, adjective. Cynical (in all senses)
CYNIC, adjective. (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.
CYNIC, noun. A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
CYNIC, noun. A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
CYNIC, proper 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.
CYNIC, adjective. Of or relating to the Cynics.
Dictionary definition
CYNIC, noun. Someone who is critical of the motives of others.
CYNIC, noun. 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.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.