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cynism rare.|ˈsɪnɪz(ə)m|
[a. F. cynisme, late L. cynismus, Gr. κυνισµός Cynicism, f. κύων, κυν- dog, Cynic: see -ism.]
= cynicism.
1833Thirlwall in Philol. Mus. II. 540 The cynism of Antisthenes. 1837Blackw. Mag. XLII. 395 Principles..of licentiousness and moral cynism in literature. 1854tr. Lamartine's Celebr. Char. II. 49 From some unintelligible cynism in language. |