Wordle Answer for February 14, 2022
Players who opened Wordle on February 14, 2022 were trying to land on CYNIC. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
CYNIC
What cynic means
A person who believes that people are motivated only by self-interest and that human nature is fundamentally selfish and dishonest.
Where the word comes from
From Greek *kynikos*, meaning "dog-like," derived from *kyon*, "dog." The term originally referred to the Cynic school of ancient Greek philosophy, whose followers adopted austere, dog-like behavior as a virtue. The name may have come from Diogenes' shameless public conduct or his school's meeting place near the Cynosarges gymnasium (literally "white dog"). Over time, *cynic* came to mean someone who distrusts human motives and believes people act only from self-interest.
Hints for February 14, 2022
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Synonyms of cynic
- faultfinder
- cynicism
- cynical
- callous
- insensitive
- nasty
- ironic
- diogenes
Used in a sentence
She dismissed his optimism as naive, revealing the _____ who'd been hurt too many times before.
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