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What do you call a person who pretends to know nothing?
Use the adjective disingenuous to describe behavior that’s not totally honest or sincere. It’s disingenuous when people pretend to know less about something than they really do.
What is an Ultracrepidarian?
An ultracrepidarian is a person who offers opinions beyond their own knowledge. It can also be used as an adjective describing such a person. This word is used in situations when someone is speaking as an authority on a subject that they have only limited knowledge of.
What do you call a person that thinks he knows everything?
know-it-all Add to list Share. Definitions of know-it-all. someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others. synonyms: know-all. type of: egoist, egotist, swellhead.
What does Ingenuine mean?
False, not genuine
Ingenuine meaning False, not genuine or authentic.
What does Trothplight mean?
noun. engagement to be married; betrothal. verb (used with object)
What is a Cumberworld?
cumberworld (plural cumberworlds) (derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing. quotations ▼ Synonym: cumberground.
What does Disingenuity mean?
disingenuity in British English (ˌdɪsɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ) noun. the quality of being disingenuous. an underhand dealing.
What does Inauthentically mean?
English Language Learners Definition of inauthentic : not real, accurate, or sincere : not authentic.
What does Uncloistered mean?
: to release from a cloister or confinement : set free.
What do you call someone who pretends to know something?
Not exactly what you are looking for but similar flavor. Sciolist is the most precise. Oxford dictionary: A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed. You might be looking for the word claim: claim, verb. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. ( Google)
What is the word or phrase for someone who professes to know?
You might be looking for the word claim: claim, verb. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. ( Google) Also related is the word purport:
What’s the name given to a person who thinks he knows?
Intelligent is the word I give him. He thinks people are fools because many are. Consider where his life has brought him. What has he gained from life? He may be intolerable but we learn tolerance from the intolerable. He’s correct in what he says, people are mere, useless, and fools! But, not everyone. Ask him who he compares himself to.
What is a word or phrase for someone who knows nothing?
You might also consider assert, contend, or maintain, although none of these necessarily implies that the speaker “in fact knows nothing about” the topic. The most obvious option to me is “liar”. How about know-it-all?