cínico
Portuguese, noun/ˈsĩ.ni.ku/
cínico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a cynic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “adepto do cinismo, doutrina filosófica que se caracterizava pelo abandono das convenções sociais”.
What does cínico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cynical, cynic (of or relating to cynicism)
- 2
cynical, cynic (sceptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others)
noun
- 1
masculinea cynic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao cinismo, doutrina filosófica que se caracterizava pelo abandono das convenções sociais 2. que afronta as convenções sociais 3. imoral, escandaloso 4. que age com descaso
noun: 1. adepto do cinismo, doutrina filosófica que se caracterizava pelo abandono das convenções sociais 2. pessoa que afronta as convenções sociais 3. pessoa imoral, escandaloso 4. pessoa que age com descaso
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cínico
- cínica feminine
- cínicos masculine plural
- cínicas feminine plural
- cynico alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cínico?
- Brazil /ˈsĩ.ni.ku/
- Portugal /ˈsi.ni.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
cínico appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).