Timonist
Pronunciations
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/ˈtaɪmənɪst/
Noun
A sort of bitter misanthrope related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.
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Yet was he not … such a Timonist, but hee would familiarly conuerse with his friends. [sic]
I did it to retyre me from the vvorld; / And turne my Muſe into a Timoniſt, […]
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Cynicism is often contrasted with "Timonism" (cf. Shakespeare's Timon of Athens). Cynics saw what people could be & were angered by what they had become; Timonists felt humans were hopelessly stupid & uncaring by nature & so saw no hope for change.
Adjective
Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.
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Marston poses as the Timonist malcontent satirist ready to excoriate the world for its follies.
Word forms
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