Cynic vs Selfish - What's the difference?
cynic | selfish |
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.
Holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.
* 1997 , John Peniel, The Children Of The Law Of One & The Lost Teachings Of Atlantis , chapter 10, page 127
Having regard for oneself above others’ well-being.
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As adjectives the difference between cynic and selfish
is that cynic is of or relating to the cynics while selfish is holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making.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
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(en noun)Anagrams
* ----selfish
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Adjective
(en adjective)- “We all have both a selfish separate self, and an Inner Being that is One with the Universal Spirit. In this sense, every human has a sort of ‘split personality’. We are all kind of what you call ‘schitzy’ with these two sides, these two people living within us. And they are in total opposition. The free will dictates which of these two sides will have its way in our life, at every given moment.”
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
