- A feeling of happy satisfaction - Amusement - Appeal certain to create satisfaction - Appeal certain to produce happiness - Delectation - Delight - Enjoyment
- As part of conspiracy, Nicolas exposed sceptic - Disbeliever - Doubter - One who believes that people always act selfishly: sceptic - One who doubts good intentions - One who questions whether something will happen or if it is worthwhile - Pessimist
- Hard-bitten - Let down - Sarcastic and mocking - Sceptical - sneeringly pessimistic - Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious;
currish. - Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic,
year; cynic cycle.