Diogenes

[ dahy-oj-uh-neez ]

/ daɪˈɒdʒ əˌniz /

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noun

412?–323 b.c., Greek Cynic philosopher.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Diogenes

Di·o·gen·ic

[dahy-uh-jen-ik], /ˌdaɪ əˈdʒɛn ɪk/, Di·og·e·ne·an, adjective

Words nearby Diogenes

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How to use Diogenes in a sentence

Gower relates how Diogenes reproved Alexander for his lust of conquest; Conf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
"Then, for once, I've found a disinterested female in a coaxing mood," replied this modern Diogenes.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major
Anaximenes regarded air as having life; Diogenes saw in it also intelligence.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Diogenes thus refers the origin of the world to an intelligent being,--to a soul which knows and vivifies.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord

Then Diogenes of Crete, making a fanciful speculation, imparted to air an intellectual energy.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for Diogenes

Diogenes

/ (daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz) /

noun

?412–?323 bc, Greek Cynic philosopher, who rejected social conventions and advocated self-sufficiency and simplicity of life

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