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1. i. kinik, sinik. insanlarin her davranisinda mutlaka bir çikar bulunduguna inanan kimse, iyilige inanmayan kimse, alayci, sinik, kinik. herkesi çıkarcı sanan kimse. herkesi çıkarcı sanan kimse. i. kinik, sinik. alaycı tip, toplumsal değerleri küçümseyen kimse, kinik, hayatın güzelliklerine karşı çıkan felsefeci, kötümser.
2. sinik, kinik; sinik, alaycı; insanlardan hoşlanmayan kimse; herkesin yalnız kendi menfaatine çalıştığna inanan kimse.
3. insanların her davranışında mutlaka bir çıkar b.... iyiliğe inanmayan kimse. alaycı. sinik. kinik.
4. insan doğasına olumsuz / karamsar gözle bakan kişi. sinik.
5. herkesi çıkarcı sanan kimse.

Etymology : Middle French or Latin, Middle French cynique, from Latin cynicus, from Greek kynikos, literally, like a dog, from kyn-, kyOn dog; more at HOUND
Pronunciation : 'si-nik
Function : noun
Date : 1545

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1. one who is cynical, pessimist, one who tends to be sarcastic. cynic\cyn"ic\, n. (gr. philos).
2. one of a sect or school of philosophers founded by antisthenes, and of whom diogenes was a disciple. the first cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. hence the term cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.
3. one who holds views resembling those of the cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy. he could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not acidulated with scorn.cynic \cyn"ic\ (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;k), cynical \cyn"ic*al\ (-&ibreve;*kal), ] a. [l. cynicus of the sect of cynics, fr. gr. kyniko`s, prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. see: hound.].
4. having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. i hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.
5. pertaining to the dog star; as, the cynic, or sothic, year; cynic cycle.
6. belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.
7. given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.note: in prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4.cynic spasm (med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.
8. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.
9. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.
10. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.
11. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.
12. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple.
13. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions.
14. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.
15. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy. someone who is critical of the motives of others a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control.
16. A cynic is someone who believes that people always act selfishly. I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters. someone who is not willing to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something (cynicus, from kynikos , from kyon ).