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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and timonist

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while timonist is a sort of bitter misanthrope related to timonism, like (timon of athens).

As an adjective timonist is

of a form of bitter misanthropy related to timonism, like (timon of athens).

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    timonist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sort of bitter misanthrope related to Timonism, like (Timon of Athens).
  • * 1590 , , Greene's Mourning Garment :See OED.
    • Yet was he not [...] such a Timonist , but hee would familiarly conuerse with his friends.'' ''[sic]
  • * 1602 , , (Satiromastix) :
    • I did it to retyre me from the world; And turne my Muse into a Timonist.'' ''[sic]
  • * 1988 , Paul Ollswang, "Cynicism":Paul Ollswang, "Cynicism: A Series of Cartoons on a Philosophical Theme", January 1988, page at official site; repr. in The Best Comics of the Decade 1980-1990 Vol. 1 , Seattle: (Fantagraphics Books), 1990, ISBN 1-56097-035-9, p. 23.
    • ''Cynicism'' is often contrasted with ''"Timonism"'' (cf. Shakespeare's ''Timon of Athens''). Cynics saw what people could be & were angered by what they had become; Timonist s felt humans were hopelessly stupid & uncaring by nature & so saw no hope for change.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like (Timon of Athens).
  • * 1988 , Maurice Charney, Hamlet's fictions'':Maurice Charney, ''Hamlet's fictions , Routledge, 1988, ISBN 0415007038, p. 154 at Google Books.
    • Marston poses as the Timonist malcontent satirist ready to excoriate the world for its follies.

    Synonyms

    * Timonean * Timonian

    Related terms

    * Timonism * Timonize

    References

    * OED, "Timon [feat. Timonian, Timonism, Timonist, Timonize]" in the (reproduced in a post) * SEG, "Timonist" in Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (supplement to James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps), A supplementary English glossary , 1881 ( full text at Archive.org] or [http://books.google.com/books?id=6YkMAQAAIAAJ&q=timonist p. 656 at Google Books) * WN, "Timonist" in Wordnik * Notes: English eponyms