Definition of
Sciolist
- (noun, person) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
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Synonyms of Sciolist
Origin of the word Sciolist
- 1615, "smatterer, pretender to knowledge," from L.L. sciolus "one who knows a little," dim. of scius "knowing," from scire "to know" (see science). more
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Words that sound like Sciolist
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