Cynic vs Capricious - What's the difference?
cynic | capricious |
cynical (in all senses)
(not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.
A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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As adjectives the difference between cynic and capricious
is that cynic is of or relating to the cynics while capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.As a proper noun cynic
is 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
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(wikipedia cynic)Alternative forms
* cynick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- the cynic''', or Sothic, year; '''cynic cycle
Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----capricious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously .
- The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.
