different between cynic vs cyanic

English

Alternative forms

• cynick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English cynike, cynicke, from Middle French cinicque, from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kunikós), originally derived from the portico in Athens called ?????????? (Kunósarges), the earliest home of the Cynic school, later reinterpreted as a derivation of ???? (kú?n, “dog”), in a contemptuous allusion to the uncouth and aggressive manners adopted by the members of the school.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k
• Homophone: Sinic

Adjective

cynic (comparative more cynic, superlative most cynic)

1. cynical (in all senses)
2. (not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.

Noun

cynic (plural cynics)

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

Related terms

• cynical
• cynicism

Translations

Anagrams

• Cincy

Middle French

Alternative forms

• cynicque (masculine and feminine)

Adjective

cynic m (feminine singular cynicque, masculine plural cynics, feminine plural cynicques)

1. cynical

English

Etymology

From cyan +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa??æn?k/

Adjective

cyanic (comparative more cyanic, superlative most cyanic)

1. (chemistry) Of cyanogen or its derivatives
2. azure-blue
3. (botany, of a flower) Containing an anthocyanin

Antonyms

• (botany): acyanic

References

• cyanic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.