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Sciolist
Translation of "sciolist" into Russian
sciolist
Noun
UK
/ˈsaɪəʊlɪst/
US
/ˈsaɪəˌlɪst/
sciolist
sciolists pl
The sciolist pretended to know everything about art.
Дилетант притворялся, что знает всё об искусстве.
Definitions
sciolist
Noun
UK
/ˈsaɪəʊlɪst/
US
/ˈsaɪəˌlɪst/
A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well-informed but actually has only superficial understanding.
Despite his confident demeanor, it became clear during the discussion that he was merely a sciolist.
A person who possesses only superficial knowledge of a subject; a mere dabbler.
She dismissed him as a sciolist whose opinions were based on half-understood facts.