different between skeptic vs apathy

English

Alternative forms

• sceptic (British)

Etymology

From Latin *scepticus, (attested only in plural Sceptici (“the sect of Skeptics”)), from Ancient Greek ????????? (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from ????????? (sképtomai, “I consider”), compare to ?????? (skopé?, “I view, examine”). (Note: In French, C in front of E and I had shifted (or was shifting) from the original [k] sound of Latin to the [s] sound, which might explain the double spelling, as some might have wanted to make sure that [k] would remain [k] by bringing back the K from the Greek spelling.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?p.t?k/

Noun

skeptic (plural skeptics) (American spelling)

1. Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim.
2. Someone undecided as to what is true.
3. A type of agnostic; someone skeptical towards religion.

Related terms

• skeptical
• skepticism

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “skeptic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• skeptic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• skeptic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• skeptic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• pickest, pickets, septick, spicket

English

Etymology

From French apathie, from Latin apath?a, from Ancient Greek ??????? (apátheia, “impassibility”, “insensibility”, “freedom from emotion”), from ?????? (apath?s, “not suffering or having suffered”, “without experience of”), from ?- (a-, “not”) + ????? (páthos, “anything that befalls one”, “incident”, “emotion”, “passion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.p?.?i/

Noun

apathy (usually uncountable, plural apathies)

1. Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

   Synonyms: indifference, neutrality

   Antonyms: empathy, sympathy

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Translations

Anagrams

• Pyhtää