Word: Cynic
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cyn
ic
Definition: A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
Morphemes:
Affix: Cynic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύων
Language: grc
Decoded: kuon
Meaning: dog
Affix: -ικός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic