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philosopher vs Cynic

Cynic vs philosopher

philosopher and Cynic both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
philosopher Yes No No No
Cynic Yes No No No
As nouns, Cynic is a hyponym of philosopher; that is, Cynic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than philosopher:
  • philosopher: a specialist in philosophy
  • 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
Other hyponyms of philosopher include nativist, eclectic, eclecticist, empiricist, epistemologist, aesthetician, esthetician, ethician, ethicist, existential philosopher, existentialist, existentialist philosopher, gymnosophist, libertarian, mechanist, moralist, naturalist, necessitarian, nominalist, pluralist, pre-Socratic, realist, Scholastic, Sophist, Stoic, transcendentalist, yogi, Karl Popper, Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper.
philosopher (noun) Cynic (noun)
a specialist in philosophy 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
a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
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