Look up: Cynic

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   cynic
   [n] - someone who is critical of the motives of others
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   cynic
   Member of a school of Greek philosophy (cynicism), founded in Athens about 400 BC by Antisthenes, a disciple of Socrates, who advocated a stern and simple morality and a complete disregard of...
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   Cynic
   Cyn'ic (sĭn'ĭk), Cyn'ic*al (-ĭ*k a l) adjective [ Latin cynicus of the sect of Cynics, from Greek kyniko`s , prop., dog- like, from 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 obliga ...
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   Cynic
   Cyn'ic noun (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. 2. One who holds views rese ...
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   cynic
   Doglike, denoting a spasm of the muscles of the face as in risus caninus. ... Origin: G. Kynikos, doglike ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   cynic
   faultfinder noun someone who is critical of the motives of others
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   Cynic
   The `Cynics` were an influential group of philosophers from the ancient school of Cynicism. Their philosophy was that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature. The name Cynic derives from the Greek word for Dog (kyôn, genitive: kynos), a Cynic declared that `other dogs bite their enemies, I bite my friends to save them.`
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   Cynic
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) ...
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   Cynic
   to well into Christian times and was distinguished more for its unconventional way of life than for any system of thought. Antisthenes, a disciple ... [8 related articles]
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    cynic
    cynic 1. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness. 2. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative. A Cynic was an ancient Greek philosopher or a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who believed that virtue is the only good and that the only means of achieving it was through self-control. The sec...
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    Cynic
    Cynic, Cynics 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. The Greek word kunikos, from which 'cynic' comes, was originally an adjective meaning 'doglike', from kuōn, 'dog'. The word was probably applied to the Cynic philosophers because of the nickn...
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