cynic
n. கலை இன்பச் செல்வங்களைக் கண்டித்து வெறுத்தொதுக்கும்படி போதிந்த ஆதென்ஸ் என்ற கிரேக்க நகரத்தில் வாழ்ந்த ஆன்டிஸ்தெனிஸ் (பிறப்பு 444 கி.மு.) என்பார் நிறுவிய கோட்பாட்டுக் குழுவினர்.n. கலை இன்பச் செல்வங்களைக் கண்டித்து வெறுத்தொதுக்கும்படி போதிந்த ஆதென்ஸ் என்ற கிரேக்க நகரத்தில் வாழ்ந்த ஆன்டிஸ்தெனிஸ் (பிறப்பு 444 கி.மு.) என்பார் நிறுவிய கோட்பாட்டுக் குழுவினர்.-1 n. எரிந்து விழுபவர், இன்பம் வெறுப்பவர், வெறுப்பு வேதாந்தி, ஓயாது குற்றங்காண்பவர், (பெ.) நாய் போன்ற, சீறிவிழுகிற, சிடுசிடுப்புயை, நன்மையை நம்பி ஏற்க மறுக்கிற.-1 n. எரிந்து விழுபவர், இன்பம் வெறுப்பவர், வெறுப்பு வேதாந்தி, ஓயாது குற்றங்காண்பவர், (பெ.) நாய் போன்ற, சீறிவிழுகிற, சிடுசிடுப்புயை, நன்மையை நம்பி ஏற்க மறுக்கிற.
Cyn"ic, n. (Gr. Philos) 1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others. 2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self- interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy. He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not acidulated with scorn. Macaulay. Cyn"ic (sn"k), Cyn"ic*al (--kal), a. Etym: [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. Hound.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. Johnson. 2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle. 3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics. 4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature. Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4. Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog. Cyn"ic, n. (Gr. Philos) 1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others. 2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self- interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy. He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not acidulated with scorn. Macaulay. Cyn"ic (sn"k), Cyn"ic*al (--kal), a. Etym: [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. Hound.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. Johnson. 2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle. 3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics. 4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature. Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4. Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.