Timonian

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UK/taɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/US/taɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/

adjective

Of a form of bitter misanthropy relating to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.

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TimoneanTimonist
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Meanings

Timonian1

adjectiveTimonian (comparative more Timonian, superlative most Timonian)

comparative more Timonian · superlative most Timonian

  1. Of a form of bitter misanthropy relating to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.

    Aristocles is not citing Timon—and how near he keeps to any Timonian text we cannot judge.

    2001, Jonathan Barnes, in Mind
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    [About Timon's account of Pyrrho's views.] The second Timonian passage is usually taken to come from his prose work, Python.

    1983, M. R. Stopper, in Phronesis

    Synonyms: Timonean, Timonist

Timonian2

adjectiveTimonian (comparative more Timonian, superlative most Timonian)

comparative more Timonian · superlative most Timonian

  1. Of or relating to Skeptic philosopher Timon of Phlius, his life, works, style, or ideas.

    Synonyms: Timonean

Timonian3

adjectiveTimonian (comparative more Timonian, superlative most Timonian)

comparative more Timonian · superlative most Timonian

  1. Of or relating to the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.
nounTimonian (plural Timonians)

plural Timonians

  1. A member of the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a form of bitter misanthropy relating to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.

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TimoneanTimonist

adjectiveOf or relating to Skeptic philosopher Timon of Phlius, his life, works, style, or ideas.

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Timonean
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timoneantimonist

Origin

Timonian · adjective

From Timon + -ian, 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 poet John Langhorne in his translation of Plutarch's Lives (1777).

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Timonian · adjective

From Timon + -an, after a 3rd-century-BCE disciple of Pyrrho, Skeptic philosopher and satirist Timon of Phlius (c. 320 – c. 230 BC).

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Timonian · adjective, noun

From Timon + -ian, after the French priest Joseph-Marie Timon-David (1823–1891) and the Sacred Heart congregation he founded in 1864.

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Translations

French timonien, timonien
  • timonienOf a form of bitter misanthropy
  • timonienof or relating to Timon of Phlius
  • timonienof or relating to the congregation of Timon-David
  • Timonienmember of the congregation of Timon-David

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Timonian

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APA

Timonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timonian

MLA

“Timonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timonian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Timonian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timonian.

Source: Timonian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.