Definition of Sciolist

1. Noun. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.

Exact synonyms: Dabbler, Dilettante
Generic synonyms: Amateur
Derivative terms: Dabble, Dilettante, Sciolism

Definition of Sciolist

1. n. One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.

Definition of Sciolist

1. Noun. One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sciolist

1. one whose knowledge is superficial [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sciolist

scintillations
scintillator
scintillators
scintillometer
scintillometers
scintillous
scintiphotograph
scintiphotography
scintiscan
scintiscanner
scintiscans
scintography
sciography
sciolism
sciolisms
sciolist (current term)
sciolistic
sciolists
sciolous
sciolto
sciomachies
sciomachy
sciomancy
scion
scions
sciophyte
sciophytes
scioptic
sciopticon
sciopticons

Other Resources:

Search for Sciolist on Dictionary.com!Search for Sciolist on Thesaurus.com!Search for Sciolist on Google!Search for Sciolist on Wikipedia!

Search