cynismus

Czech

Noun

cynismus m

cynicism

Related terms

cynik m
cynický m

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kyˈnis.mus/

Noun

cynismus m (genitive cynismī); second declension

cynicism, cynical philosophy or conduct

References

cynismus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cynismus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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