cínico

== Galician == === Etymology === From Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught. === Adjective === cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas) cynical, cynic === Noun === cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas) cynic ==== Derived terms ==== cinicamente ==== Related terms ==== cinismo == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cynico (pre-reform spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cí‧ni‧co === Adjective === cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas) cynical, cynic (of or relating to cynicism) cynical, cynic (sceptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others) === Noun === cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas) a cynic ==== Derived terms ==== cinicamente ==== Related terms ==== cinismo === Further reading === “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 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cynicus, from Ancient Greek κυνικός (kunikós), probably from the name of the Cynosarges, a public gymnasium in Athens where Antisthenes taught. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθiniko/ [ˈθi.ni.ko] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsiniko/ [ˈsi.ni.ko] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iniko Syllabification: cí‧ni‧co === Adjective === cínico (feminine cínica, masculine plural cínicos, feminine plural cínicas) cynical, cynic === Noun === cínico m (plural cínicos, feminine cínica, feminine plural cínicas) cynic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “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