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cynic

Cynic is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter C and ends with the letter C for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(a.) Alt. of Cynical
(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.) 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.

Syllable Information

The word cynic is a 5 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for cynic is: cyn-ic


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