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: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently → 1
Candidate hypernym: earth: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) → 0
Candidate hypernym: myriophyllum: chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils) → 0
Candidate hypernym: secant: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points → 0
Candidate hypernym: collar: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over → 0
Candidate hypernym: theta: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet → 0
Candidate hypernym: embryonal carcinoma: malignant neoplasm of the testis → 0
Candidate hypernym: prevailing party: the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor → 0
Candidate hypernym: central chimpanzee: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees → 0
Candidate hypernym: italian bread: unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends → 0
Candidate hypernym: denier: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon → 0