The quality or state of being cynical; a tendency to distrust human motives and believe people act selfishly.
From 'cynical' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' creating a noun form that describes the inherent quality or characteristic of cynicism.
Adding '-ness' to any adjective creates abstract qualities—cynicalness is the collected attitude that the world is selfish, showing how English builds emotional concepts from concrete adjective roots.
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