Another half hour passed and Michael had reached a stage of cynicism which disclaimed any belief in friendship.
He was evidently no longer suspicious of his sincerity, and a perky, an almost cunning cordiality had replaced the disheartened cynicism of his former attitude.
Seeing the means by which he gained his ends, and the public condonation of them, would not his cynicism harden into utter unbelief in general virtue and goodness?
If one does not believe in anybody his cynicism has usually a quality of contemptuous bitterness in it.
But the fact is, he was less tipsy at the time than was imagined; and he could have answered to more malice and cynicism than was credited to him.
When people came to know, they said that to have done it when sober had shown him possessed of a kind of maliciousness and cynicism almost pardonable, but to do it when tipsy proved him merely weak and foolish.
Janina, boiling with indignation at the cynicism of that actor's child.
Mr. Elton made no reply for a moment, and when he spoke there was an unpleasant cynicism in his voice that galled Dick's pride.
Nor had I suspected one in whom cynicism and distrust of undergraduates (of my sort) seemed so ingrained, of such idealism.
He would wait until a story was well under way, and then annihilate the point of it with a cutting cynicism and set the table in a roar of laughter.
In our dealings with other nations, we yielded often to imperialistic ambitions and thus, to a certain extent, justified the cynicism of Europe.
Cynicism had no place in his militant Christianity, and yet there were times when he wondered whether these good people really wished achievements from their rector.
What the pietism of Perugino's saints is to the feuds of the Baglioni, such is the Arcadian dream to the intellectual cynicism of Italian politics.
This stroke of cynicism is put forward as it were but half intentionally, and with no appreciation of its intense irony in the mouth of the husband.
Milton, who is entirely untouched, either with the levity of Tasso or the cynicism of Fletcher, was undoubtedly himself wholly unconscious that any such charge could be brought against his work.
The coarse realism that gave life and vitality to the novel, that characteristic product of middle-class cynicism and humour, finds no place in the pastoral of literary tradition.
The cynicism with which some of them have described their sensations shows their cold indifference toward the tragic and the horrible.
The cynicism of such individuals may go so far that they have intercourse with prostitutes or servants in the presence of their wives, or even abuse their own children.
Normally, all obscenity and cynicism disgusts women and only inspires them with contempt for the male sex.
Alcohol and vicious habits increase their abnormal tendencies, so that their behavior leaves nothing wanting in the way of temper, impulsiveness, cynicism and insolence.
But cynicism has something to do with dogs, hasn’t it?
We must get Mr. Strang to definecynicism as the accurate observation of dogs.
Beyond that definition cynicism cannot go,” said Olive, ceasing to smile.
He was tall, slender, very supple, ultra-modern in his elegance, and wonderfully seductive through his evident cynicism and corruption.
With admirable cynicism he said: "At any rate--it is less expensive than paying by the line at the newspaper offices.
Nothing of the cynicism of Europe about him, for he was that old-fashioned and extra-lovable product, the God-fearing man.
The exchange for romantic idealism is cynicism and soullessness.
Morris had, even then, an expression ofcynicism and contempt on his handsome bold face, and he swore magnificently whenever his new wooden leg interfered with his comfort or dignity.
As the wonderful music finished with the distant roar of the storm's last revolutions, Hamilton turned to his cousin with the cynicism gone from his face and his eyes sparkling with pride and happiness.
When Hamilton's mouth was not as hard as iron, it relaxed tocynicism or contempt.
There was a healthy cynicism in the existing relations between these two.
It was a long time since he had quarrelled with any one, and, having turned peaceable, the world promptly accused him of cynicism and indifference, an accusation which did not annoy him at all.
The amazing cynicism of his view altogether escaped him.
But his manliness rose up at this and smote his cynicism out of the field for a time.
There have been many symptoms of cynicism and decay in our modern civilisation.
At no time could Dickens possibly be called cynical, he had too much vitality; but relatively to the other books this book is cynical; but it has the soft and gentle cynicism of old age, not the hard cynicism of youth.
Their cumulative effect has been to produce a certain cynicism in regard to politics among the more class-conscious of French wage-earners, and this state of mind greatly assisted the spread of Syndicalism.
Hence arises a tone of cynicism among elected representatives, and a feeling that no man can retain his position in politics without deceit.
He was shocked at the roughcynicism of Sir Robert Walpole, who cared as little about prayer as Hervey or any other man living, but was perfectly willing that all the world should know his views on the subject.
Like his brother, the Duke of Newcastle, he had a sort of half good-natured cynicism which never allowed him to doubt that if the offices were offered to the men, the men would on any conditions accept the offices.
This touch of cynicism indicates the ease with which he was wounded, but it was equally characteristic of him that in planning his simple revenge he hurt only himself.
Cynicism is indeed the only sovereign that our pseudo-republic is willing to accept.
This made it easy for a superficial observer to refuse to believe that the author of so many pungent observations and such apparently volatile cynicism had a heart.
His cynicism sometimes carries him beyond the confines of good taste, as in the passage where he refers to the large and dirty ears of the Roman cardinals.
She remarked a singular composure of countenance, voice, and even position, which seemed idiosyncratic, and was directly opposed to the stern rigidity and cynicism of her guardian.
His cynicism melted insensibly away; his lips forgot their iron compression; now and then, his long-forgotten laugh rang through the house.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cynicism" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: cynicism; gloominess; innuendo; invective; irony; nihilism; pessimism; sarcasm; satire
