cynicismn.

/ˈsɪnɪsɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < cynic adj. and n. + -ism suffix. Compare cynism n.

1. (with capital C.) The philosophy of the Cynics: see cynic n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > misanthropy > [noun] > cynicism

cynicisma1682

cynism1833

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > philosophy of the Cynics

cynicisma1682

cynism1833

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 Yet his sober contempt of the World wrought no Democratism or Cynicism, no laughing or snarling at it.

1868 O. J. Reichel tr. E. Zeller Socrates 268 The leading thought of Cynicism is the self-sufficiency of virtue.

a. Cynical disposition, character, or quality.

ΚΠ

a1682 [see sense 1].

1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia II. ii. i. 133 The cynicism of his measured vice.

1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 150 The bitter cynicism of the newspaper satirist.

b. An instance of cynicism; a cynical utterance.

ΚΠ

1891 Spectator 20 June 847/1 That he had uttered his dangerous cynicisms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	cynicism
释义	cynicismn. /ˈsɪnɪsɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < cynic adj. and n. + -ism suffix. Compare cynism n. 1. (with capital C.) The philosophy of the Cynics: see cynic n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > misanthropy > [noun] > cynicism cynicisma1682 cynism1833 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > philosophy of the Cynics cynicisma1682 cynism1833 a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 Yet his sober contempt of the World wrought no Democratism or Cynicism, no laughing or snarling at it. 1868 O. J. Reichel tr. E. Zeller Socrates 268 The leading thought of Cynicism is the self-sufficiency of virtue. 2. a. Cynical disposition, character, or quality. ΚΠ a1682 [see sense 1]. 1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia II. ii. i. 133 The cynicism of his measured vice. 1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 150 The bitter cynicism of the newspaper satirist. b. An instance of cynicism; a cynical utterance. ΚΠ 1891 Spectator 20 June 847/1 That he had uttered his dangerous cynicisms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.a1682
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