cynism
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭʹnĭzm, IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪzm/
Noun edit
cynism (usually uncountable, plural cynisms)
References edit
- “cynism” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
cynism c
Declension edit
| Declension of cynism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | cynism | cynismen | cynismer | cynismerna |
| Genitive | cynisms | cynismens | cynismers | cynismernas |