cynic /ˈsɪnɪk/noun 2adjective 2forms 3 noun2 •A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.Well, that's one in the eye for the nay-sayers, the doubters, the cynics and assorted tosspots what make up the media and that. — 2000 •A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness. adjective2 •Relating to the Dog Star. •Synonym of cynical. formscynics · more cynic · most cynic
Cynic adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or relating to the Cynics. noun1 •A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue. formsCynics