soi-disant

1. 1.

   as claimed by and for yourself often without justification

   “the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind”

   Synonymsself-styled

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Questions about soi-disant

What does soi-disant mean?

soi-disant means "as claimed by and for yourself often without justification".

How many syllables are in soi-disant?

soi-disant has 3 syllables and divides as soi--di-sant under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for soi-disant?

Close synonyms include self-styled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.