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cynic
n. one who is cynical, pessimist, one who tends to be sarcastic


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Cynic
The Cynics (, ) were an influential group of philosophers from the ancient school of Cynicism. They preached that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature.
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Cynic
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) philosopher

 
cynic
Noun
1. someone who is critical of the motives of others
(synonym) faultfinder
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
(hyponym) detractor, disparager, depreciator, knocker


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Cynic
(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.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(a.)
Alt. of Cynical
  

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cynic
adj.
کتا, بھونکتا, روکھا, کٹل, ترش رو, کنيا راسي

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