SCIOLISM

sciolism

(noun) pretentious superficiality of knowledge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sciolism (countable and uncountable, plural sciolisms)

The practice, or an instance, of expressing opinions on something which one knows only superficially or has little real understanding of.

Source: Wiktionary


Sci"o*lism, n. Etym: [See Sciolist.]

Definition: The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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