Czech

Noun

cynismus m

1. 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

1. cynicism, cynical philosophy or conduct

References

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