cynic

Etymology
From, , from , from , from , originally derived from the portico in Athens called , the earliest home of the Cynic school, later reinterpreted as a derivation of , in a contemptuous allusion to the uncouth and aggressive manners adopted by the members of the school.

Noun

 * 1) A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
 * 2) A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.

Adjective

 * 1) cynical (in all senses)
 * 2)  Relating to the Dog Star.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kyniker
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, cínica
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:, ציניקנית
 * Hindi: दोषदर्शी
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kyniker
 * Nynorsk: kynikar
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, cyniczka
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ци́нік


 * Albanian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: kyniker
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, cínica
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: kaiwhakahāwea
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kyniker
 * Nynorsk: kynikar
 * Polish:, cyniczka
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Estonian:
 * Ido:
 * Korean:

Adjective

 * 1) cynical