SCIOLISTIC

dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish, sciolistic

(adjective) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; “his dilettantish efforts at painting”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sciolistic (comparative more sciolistic, superlative most sciolistic)

Of or relating to sciolism, or a sciolist; showing only superficial knowledge.

Synonyms

• sciolistical

Anagrams

• silicotics

Source: Wiktionary


Sci`o*lis"tic, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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