cynic
IPA: sˈɪnɪk
noun
- A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
- A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
- 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.
adjective
- cynical (in all senses)
- (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.
- Of or relating to the Cynics.
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