cínico

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

cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynical, cynic

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynic

• cinicamente

• cinismo

• cynico (pre-reform spelling)

Learned borrowing from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós).

• Hyphenation: cí‧ni‧co

cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynical, cynic (of or relating to cynicism)
2. cynical, cynic (sceptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others)

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

1. a cynic
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Uma historia verdadeira [A true story]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 44:

     O marquez, cynico como a vida o tornára, era juiz excellente n’este assumpto.

     The marquess, the cynic life had turned him into, was an excellent judge of this matter.

• cinicamente

• cinismo

• “cínico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cínico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiniko/ [ˈθi.ni.ko] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiniko/ [ˈsi.ni.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iniko
• Syllabification: cí‧ni‧co

cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynical, cynic

cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas)

1. cynic

• “cínico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025