cínico

See also: cinico

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught.

Adjective

cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynical, cynic

Noun

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynic

Derived terms

• cinicamente

Related terms

• cinismo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cynico (pre-reform)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.ni.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsĩ.ni.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ni.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ni.ku/

• Hyphenation: cí‧ni‧co

Adjective

cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynical, cynic (of or relating to cynicism)
2. cynical, cynic (sceptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others)

Noun

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

1. a cynic
   • 1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Uma historia verdadeira [A true story]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 44:

     O marquez, cynico como a vida o tornára, era juiz excellente n’este assumpto.

     The marquess, the cynic life had turned him into, was an excellent judge of this matter.

Derived terms

• cinicamente

Related terms

• cinismo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθiniko/ [ˈθi.ni.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsiniko/ [ˈsi.ni.ko]
• Rhymes: -iniko
• Syllabification: cí‧ni‧co

Adjective

cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynical, cynic

Noun

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynic

Derived terms

• cínicamente

 

Related terms

• cinismo

 

Further reading

• “cínico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10