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"Cynic" Definition

noun

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.
A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.
A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative.
An adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence.
A faultfinding captious critic.

adjective

Cynical.
Of or relating to the Cynics or their beliefs.

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