Timonean.
Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.
Meaning & usage
Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.
Where this word comes from
From Timon + -ean, after the 5th-century-BCE person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, and Aristophanes), possibly by way of William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens (c. 1607). Used by John Toland in a letter (c. 1710–1722), apparently as a rare word or neologism, and by Thomas Amory in The Life of John Buncle (volume II; 1766), as a regular word.
Pertaining or related to Timon of Phlius, his life, works, style, or ideas.
Where this word comes from
From Timon + -ean, after a 3rd-century-BCE disciple of Pyrrho, Skeptic philosopher and satirist Timon of Phlius (c. 320 – c. 230 BC).
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