how to pronounce cynic

/ˈsɪnɪk/

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An example use of cynic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but but but a cynic on vaccine is doing …”

meanings of cynic

adjective:

Of or relating to the Cynics.
Cynical (in all senses).
Relating to the Dog Star.

noun:

A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
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.
A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.

cynic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cynic occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cynic can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cynic can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;