timonist means of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
timonist is pronounced /ˈtaɪmənɪst/.
Why “timonist” is a great word
Characterized by a bitter, all-consuming contempt for humanity. From the name Timon (the 5th-century-BCE Athenian misanthrope) + the suffix -ist (denoting an adherent or practitioner); first attested in 1590 by Robert Greene. Unlike a 'cynic,' who distills a wry, intellectual disdain from a belief in universal selfishness, or a 'recluse,' who may withdraw in quietude for peace, a Timonist professes a total, acid contempt born of personal grievance. It is the cold fury of a man turning his back on a feast to dine alone on roots, the systematic destruction of a once-welcoming garden to let only thorns remain, and the deliberate, public renunciation of every former friendship—a philosophy forged not from abstract principle, but from the particular, searing heat of betrayed trust, mistaking the chill of isolation for a cleansing fire.
Etymology
From Timon + -ist, after the 5th-century-BCE person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, and Aristophanes). Used by Robert Greene in his Greene's Mourning Garment (1590). (William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens is usually estimated c. 1607 and would not have influenced Greene; however, some consider the play could be one of Shakespeare's earliest, and could then have been Greene's source.)
adj
- Of a form of bitter misanthropy related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.“Marston poses as the Timonist malcontent satirist ready to excoriate the world for its follies.”
noun
- A sort of bitter misanthrope related to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.“Yet was he not … such a Timonist, but hee would familiarly conuerse with his friends. [sic]”