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cínico

/ˈθiniko/

adjective/ˈθiniko/

cynical, cynic

Borrowed from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught.

noun, masculine/ˈθiniko/plural: cínicos

cynic

Related: cínicamente

Borrowed from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught.