sciolism

sci·o·lism

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahy-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm/
- /ˈsaɪəʊ.lɪzm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈsaɪ əˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of sciolism word

noun sciolism superficial knowledge. 1
noun sciolism the practice of opinionating on subjects of which one has only superficial knowledge 0
noun sciolism superficial knowledge or learning 0

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Origin of sciolism

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < Late Latin sciol(us) one who knows little (diminutive of scius knowing; see conscious, -ole1) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Sciolism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sciolism

sciolism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for sciolism

noun sciolism

callowness — immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
crudeness — in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
denseness — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
illiteracy — a lack of ability to read and write.

All 12 Synonyms of sciolism