Diogenes

[ dahy-oj-uh-neez ]

/ daɪˈɒdʒ əˌniz /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Diogenes

Di·o·gen·ic

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

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

Diogenes

/ (daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz) /

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