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Sciolism: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Sciolism noun. A show of learning that is really only shallow and superficial.
How to say it
SY-uh-liz-um/ˈsʌɪəlɪz(ə)m/
4 syllables, stressed on the first (SY). Forms: sciolist.
Sciolism in a sentence
His dinner-party talk on quantum physics was pure sciolism: three facts and a lot of confidence.
Online, sciolism often spreads faster than real expertise.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- superficiality
- pretension
- dilettantism
Opposite:
- erudition
- scholarship
Where sciolism comes from
From late Latin sciolus, a smatterer, from scire, to know.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Online, _____ often spreads faster than real expertise.
- anomaly
- panpsychism
- sciolism
Show the answer
sciolism: Online, sciolism often spreads faster than real expertise.