Meaning of Timonist | Babel Free
/ˈtaɪmənɪst/Definitions
A sort of bitter misanthrope related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.
Equivalents
Français
timoniste
Examples
“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, […]”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.