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.
SYNONYMY NOTE: zealot implies extreme or excessive devotion to a cause and vehement activity in its support [zealots of reform]; fanatic suggests the unreasonable overzealousness of one who goes to any length to maintain or carry out his or her beliefs [a temperance fanatic]; an enthusiast is one who is animated by an intense and eager interest in an activity, cause, etc. [a sports enthusiast]; bigot implies blind and intolerant devotion to a creed, opinions, etc. [a religious bigot]