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

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

Ms. Kuin claims that Diogenes inspired their efforts: “Epicurus adopted Diogenes’ view that death ‘is nothing to us’ and made it one of the cornerstones of his school of thought.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Diogenes is said to have asked Alexander to stand to one side and stop blocking the sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

We came upon an old woman sitting in her garden in a washtub like Diogenes.

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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