pseudo
English
/ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/, /ˈsuːdoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- A poseur; one who is fake.
- (travel industry) pseudo-city code
- (Internet) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ψευδής (false, lying, untrue).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ψευδής
Gloss
false, lying, untrue
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- colored English
- pseud English
- pseudocolored English
- pseudo- Latin
- pseudo- Dutch, Flemish
- псевдо- Russian
- φιλοψευδής Ancient Greek
- ψευδάγγελος Ancient Greek
- ψευδάδελφος Ancient Greek
- ψευδάργυρος Ancient Greek
- ψευδής Ancient Greek
- ψευδαπόστολος Ancient Greek
- ψευδοβούνιον Ancient Greek
- ψευδογράφος Ancient Greek
- ψευδοκῆρυξ Ancient Greek
- ψευδολόγος Ancient Greek
- ψευδοπάρθενος Ancient Greek
- ψευδώνυμος Ancient Greek
- ψεύδω Ancient Greek
- pseudo- Middle English
- pseudo- Danish
- pseŭdo- Esperanto
- ψευδής Greek (modern)
- ფსევდო- Georgian
- pseudoskorpionas Lithuanian