Term: cynic: a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
Candidate hypernym: scholar: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines → 1
Candidate hypernym: acrobates: a genus of Phalangeridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: air sac: any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects → 0
Candidate hypernym: den mother: a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts → 0
Candidate hypernym: mechanist: a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism → 0
Candidate hypernym: polyester: a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer → 0
Candidate hypernym: triskaidekaphobia: a morbid fear of the number 13 → 0
Candidate hypernym: french lesson: instruction in the French language → 0
Candidate hypernym: incumbency: the office of an incumbent → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinstripe: a fabric with very thin stripes → 0
Candidate hypernym: stole: a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women → 0