Hyphenation of cynical

How to hyphenate cynical

Because it is a word with a single syllable, cynical is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

cynical

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 7
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 7
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: cynical

Definitions of cynical

cynical is defined as:

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
adjective
Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
adjective
Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
adjective
Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
adjective
Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.

Words nearby cynical

cynegetics
cynegild
cynghanedd
cynhyena
cynias
cyniatria
cyniatrics
cynic
(cynical)
cynically
cynicalness
cynicism
cynicisms
cynicist
cynics
cynipid
cynipidae

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