- sciolism
- noun Etymology: Late Latin sciolus smatterer, from diminutive of Latin scius knowing, from scire to know — more at science Date: 1816 a superficial show of learning • sciolist noun • sciolistic adjective
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Sciolism — Sci o*lism, n. [See {Sciolist}.] The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sciolism — 1816; see SCIOLIST (Cf. sciolist) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
sciolism — [sī′ə liz΄əm] n. [< L sciolus, smatterer, dim. of scius, knowing < scire, to know: see SCIENCE] superficial knowledge or learning sciolist n. sciolistic adj … English World dictionary
sciolism — sciolist, n. sciolistic, adj. /suy euh liz euhm/, n. superficial knowledge. [1810 20; < LL sciol(us) one who knows little (dim. of scius knowing; see CONSCIOUS, OLE1) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
sciolism — noun /ˈsajəlɪzm/ The quality of showing opinions on at least one subject of which the perpetrator has little or no knowledge, the practice of this, an instance of the practice of this. See Also: sciolist … Wiktionary
sciolism — sci·o·lism || saɪəʊlɪzm n. superficial knowledge … English contemporary dictionary
sciolism — n. Smattering, shallowness, superficialness, imperfect knowledge, superficial knowledge, slight knowledge … New dictionary of synonyms
sciolism — sci·o·lism … English syllables
sciolism — sci•o•lism [[t]ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. superficial knowledge • Etymology: 1810–20; < LL sciol(us) one who knows little (dim. of L scius knowing; see conscious, ole I) + ism sci′o•list, n. sci o•lis′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
sciolism — /ˈsaɪəlɪzəm/ (say suyuhlizuhm) noun superficial knowledge. {Late Latin sciolus one having little knowledge + ism} –sciolist, noun –sciolistic /saɪəˈlɪstɪk/ (say suyuh listik), adjective …
