"pseudointellectual" meaning in English

See pseudointellectual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudo intellectual.wav Forms: more pseudointellectual [comparative], most pseudointellectual [superlative]
Etymology: From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|intellectual|t1=false, fake}} pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual Head templates: {{en-adj}} pseudointellectual (comparative more pseudointellectual, superlative most pseudointellectual)
  1. Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-pseudointellectual-en-adj-cL4aTJ1T Disambiguation of People: 55 23 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pseudo-intellectual

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudo intellectual.wav Forms: pseudointellectuals [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|intellectual|t1=false, fake}} pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudointellectual (plural pseudointellectuals)
  1. A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
    Sense id: en-pseudointellectual-en-noun-1gERJKDh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 35 37
  2. A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than they actually are.
    Sense id: en-pseudointellectual-en-noun-tTbvc6hz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pseud, pseudo, pseudo-intellectual Related terms: charlatan, fraud, sophist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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