cynism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French cynisme, from Late Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós, “philosophy of the Cynics”), from κυν- (kun-), stem of κύων (kúōn, “dog”, “Cynic”); compare cynicism.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭʹnĭzm, IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪzm/
Noun
[edit]cynism (usually uncountable, plural cynisms)
References
[edit]- “cynism” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]cynism c
Declension
[edit]| Declension of cynism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | cynism | cynismen | cynismer | cynismerna |
| Genitive | cynisms | cynismens | cynismers | cynismernas |
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- Swedish nouns ending in "-ism"