cynism
English
Etymology
From French cynisme, from Late Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós, “philosophy of the Cynics”), from κυν- (kun-), stem of κύων (kúōn, “dog”, “Cynic”); compare cynicism.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭʹnĭzm, IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪzm/
Noun
cynism (usually uncountable, plural cynisms)
- cynicism
References
- “cynism” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams
- Mincys, mycins
Swedish
Noun
cynism c
- cynicism, cynism
Declension
| Declension of cynism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | cynism | cynismen | cynismer | cynismerna |
| Genitive | cynisms | cynismens | cynismers | cynismernas |
Related terms
- cynisk
- cyniker