Sciolist (Noun)
Meaning
An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The self-proclaimed art critic was actually a sciolist who had never taken a single art history course.
- After reading a few Wikipedia articles, the sciolist began to lecture his friends on the intricacies of quantum physics.
- The sciolist musician claimed to be a master of jazz improvisation, but his playing was actually quite amateurish.
- The sciolist food blogger wrote reviews of restaurants without ever having worked in the culinary industry.
- The sciolist philosopher's arguments were shallow and lacking in depth, but he presented them with great confidence.