cinismo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós).

Noun

cinismo m (plural cinismos)

1. cynicism

Related terms

• cínico
• cinicamente

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈni.zmo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: ci‧nì‧smo

Noun

cinismo m (plural cinismi)

1. cynicism

Related terms

• cinico
• cinicamente

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈniz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈniz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siˈniʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈniz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈniʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: ci‧nis‧mo

Noun

cinismo m (plural cinismos)

1. cynicism (skeptical, scornful or pessimistic attitude)

Related terms

• cínico
• cinicamente

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiˈnismo/ [θiˈniz.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈnismo/ [siˈniz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: ci‧nis‧mo

Noun

cinismo m (plural cinismos)

1. cynicism

Related terms

• cínicamente
• cínico

 

Further reading

• “cinismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10