pseud
1 of 3noun
ˈsüd 
British
: a person who pretends to be an intellectual
pseud
2 of 3abbreviation
pseudonym; pseudonymous
pseud-
3 of 3combining form
variants or pseudo-
1
: false : spurious
pseudoclassic
2
: temporary or substitute formation similar to (a specified thing)
pseudopodium
3
: resembling, isomeric with, or related to (a specified chemical compound)
pseudoephedrine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 Her son, Art, is a hapless nature blogger and pointless pseud. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
Noun
Mr Baudet is dismissed by the establishment as a pseud-in-a-suit, but his calls for the Dutch to leave the EU resonate. The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018 Her son, Art, is a hapless nature blogger and pointless pseud. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Noun
short for pseudo-intellectual
Combining form
Greek, from pseudēs, from pseudesthai to lie; akin to Armenian sut lie and probably to Greek psychein to breathe — more at psych-
First Known Use
Noun
1964, in the meaning defined above
pseud
noun
as in sage
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sage
- bluestocking
- intellectualizer
- mandarin
- thinker
- intellectual
- intellectualist
- highbrow
- Brahmin
- intellect
- wizard
- longhair
- blue
- brain
- whiz
- nerd
- genius
- geek
- double-dome
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- philistine
- lowbrow
- imbecile
- dunce
- blockhead
- dolt
- moron
- dummy
- anti-intellectual
- dope
- nitwit
- pinhead
- simpleton
- dumbbell
- fathead
- half-wit
- bibliographers
- bibliographic
- bibliographica
- bibliographical
- bibliographically
- bibliographics
- bibliographies
- bibliography
- biblioklept
- bibliolater
- bibliolaters
- bibliolatries
- bibliolatrous
- bibliolatry
- bibliologies
- bibliologists
- bibliology
- bibliomancies
- bibliomancy
- bibliomane
- bibliomanes
- bibliomania
- bibliomaniac
- bibliomaniacal
- bibliomaniacs