uncynical

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adjective

Not cynical.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveuncynical (comparative more uncynical, superlative most uncynical)

comparative more uncynical · superlative most uncynical

  1. Not cynical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcynical
  9. Englishuncynical

From un- + cynical.

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APA

uncynical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncynical

MLA

“uncynical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncynical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncynical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncynical.

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