Definition of pseudo-intellectual. disapproving. : a person who wants to be thought of as having a lot of intelligence and knowledge but who is not really intelligent or knowledgeable.
Definitions for enthusiastÉnËÎ¸u ziËÃ¦st, -Éªst. enthusiast, partisan, partizan(noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. fancier, enthusiast(noun) a person having a strong liking for something. enthusiast(Noun) A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American. John Surtees: He's very interested in the past, and the cars and the motorcycles. He's a great enthusiast, but there was something missing from him this last year, the sparkle wasn't there. But I think because he's such an enthusiast, this is just what he needs. And what Ferrari needs.