Diogenes

[ dahy-oj-uh-neez ]

/ daɪˈɒdʒ əˌniz /

noun

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

Related forms

Di·o·gen·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for diogenes

Xeniades charged him with the instruction of his children, a task which Diogenes performed with great fidelity.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
Entering the stable, they found a lantern lighting the gloom, and Diogenes in a state of agitation.
Mistress Anne|Temple Bailey
At one bound I entered into full possession of the freedom of Diogenes in his tub, with no Alexander to bother me.
Mad Shepherds|L. P. Jacks
Diogenes sought them with a lantern, he seeks them with a banknote in his hand.
Napoleon the Little|Victor Hugo

“Great scheme,” said Diogenes, who was chairman of the entertainment committee.
A House-Boat on the Styx|John Kendrick Bangs

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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