Diogenes

American  

[dahy-oj-uh-neez] / daɪˈɒdʒ əˌniz /

noun

1. 412?–323 b.c., Greek Cynic philosopher.

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Diogenes British  

/ daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz /

noun

1. ?412–?323 _bc , Greek Cynic philosopher, who rejected social conventions and advocated self-sufficiency and simplicity of life

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Other Word Forms

• Diogenean
  adjective
• Diogenic
  adjective

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Diogenes

According to Thomas Benson of the Diogenes Group, a litigation-research firm, of 345 Finra arbitrators who decided at least five customer disputes since the beginning of 2015, 49—or 14%—never ruled in favor of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

It was only a matter of time before Diogenes, a charter member of the Cynic movement that began in the fourth century B.C., got his turn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

“When Diogenes the Cynic heard, in a debate, that there was no such thing as change nor motion, he refuted the charge by walking about the stage during his opponent’s speech, waggling his legs.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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