cínico
Spanish, noun/ˈθiniko/
cínico is spelled C-Í-N-I-C-O (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cínico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cynic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cínico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cynical, cynic
noun
- 1
masculinecynic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la escuela de la filosofía griega del mismo nombre, que abogaba por una vida sencilla y el abandono de las sofisticaciones de la sociedad. 2. Seguidor de la escuela cínica₁ o cinismo. 3. Impúdico, procaz; que no muestra vergüenza por cometer acciones chocantes, ofensivas o contra las convenciones sociales, rechazándolas, en especial las relativas al pudor y honestidad; que se expresa con sinceridad fría y brutal. 4. Que no cuida su aseo personal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cínico
- cínica feminine
- cínicos masculine plural
- cínicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cínico?
- /ˈθiniko/
- [ˈθi.ni.ko]
- /ˈsiniko/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cínico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cínico in Spanish?
cínico appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).