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Cynic vs Cynics - What's the difference?

cynic | cynics |

As nouns the difference between cynic and cynics

is that cynic is a person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness while cynics is plural of cynic.

As an adjective cynic

is cynical (in all senses.

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

English

(wikipedia cynic)

Alternative forms

* cynick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • cynical (in all senses)
  • (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.
  • the cynic''', or Sothic, year; '''cynic cycle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
  • A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    cynics

    English

    Noun

    (head)