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Cym"ry (-r?), n. [W., pl.] A collective term for the Welsh race; -- so called by themselves . [Written also Cymri, Cwmry, Kymry, etc.]

Cy"mule (s?"m?l), n. [Cf. L. cymula a tender sprout, dim. of cyna. See Cyme.] (Bot.) A small cyme, or one of very few flowers.

||Cy*nan"che (s?-n?n"k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. Quinsy.] (Med.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.

Cy*nan"thro*py (s?-n?n"thr?-p?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; of a dog-man; &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; man: cf. F. cynanthropie.] (Med.) A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.

Cyn`arc*tom"a*chy (s?n`?rk-t?m"?-k?). n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?; bear + &?;&?;&?; fight.] Bear baiting with a dog. Hudibras.

Cyn`ar*rho"di*um (s?n`?r-r?"d?-?m), n. [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; dog-rose; &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?; rose.] (Bot.) A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.

Cyn`e*get"ics (s&ibreve;n`&esl;*j&ebreve;t"&ibreve;ks), n. [Gr. kynhgetikh` (sc. te`chnh art), fr. kynhge`ths hunter; ky`wn, kyno`s, dog + &?;&?;&?; to lead.] The art of hunting with dogs.

{ Cyn"ic (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;k), Cyn"ic*al (-&ibreve;*kal), } a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s, prop., dog- like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See Hound.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.

I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. Johnson.

2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.

3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.

4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.

&fist; In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4.

Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.

Cyn"ic, n. (Gr. Philos) 1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.

2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy.

He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not acidulated with scorn. Macaulay.

Cyn"ic*al*ly (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;*kal*l&ybreve;), adv. In a cynical manner.

Cyn"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being cynical.

Cyn"i*cism (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;*s&ibreve;z'm), n. The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions.

||Cy*noi"de*a (s?-noi"d?-a), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a dog + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and foxes.

||Cyn`o*rex"i*a (s?n`?-r?ks"?-?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; appetite. ] (Med.) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog.

Cy`no*su"ral (s?`n?-sh?"ral or s?n`?-), a. Of or pertaining to a cynosure.

Cy"no*sure (s?"n?-sh?r or s?n"?-sh?r; 277), n. [L. Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; dog's tail, the constellation Cynosure; &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?;&?; tail. SeeCynic.] 1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.

2. That which serves to direct. Southey.

3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.

Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes. Milton.

Cy"on (s?"?n), n. See Cion, and Scion.