zynisch
German, adjective/ˈt͡syːnɪʃ/
zynisch is spelled Z-Y-N-I-S-C-H (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 19,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zynisch is a German adjective meaning “cynical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “boshaft und verletzend; in Art des Zynismus”.
What does zynisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cynical
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. boshaft und verletzend; in Art des Zynismus
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zynisch
- zynischer masculine nominative singular
- am zynischsten superlative
- zynische feminine nominative singular
- zynisches neuter nominative singular
- zynischen genitive masculine singular
- zynischem dative masculine singular
- der zynische definite includes-article masculine
- die zynische definite feminine includes-article
- das zynische definite includes-article neuter
- die zynischen definite includes-article nominative
- des zynischen definite genitive includes-article
- der zynischen definite feminine genitive
- dem zynischen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zynisch?
- /ˈt͡syːnɪʃ/
- [ˈt͡syːnɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zynisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zynisch in German?
zynisch appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).