sciolist

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sci·o·lism

S0148800 (sī′ə-lĭz′əm)n. A pretentious attitude of scholarship; superficial knowledgeability.

[From Late Latin sciolus, smatterer, diminutive of Latin scius, knowing, from scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

sci′o·list n.sci′o·lis′tic adj.

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Noun

sciolist - an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledgedabbler, dilettanteamateur - someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

sciolist

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noun

Synonyms for sciolist

noun an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Synonyms

dabbler
dilettante

Related Words

amateur

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