dilettante (redirected from dilettantes)

dil·et·tante  (dl-tänt, dl-tänt, -tänt, -tnt, -tnt)

n. pl. dil·et·tantes also dil·et·tan·ti (-tänt, -tn-)

1. A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. See Synonyms at amateur.

2. A lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur.

adj.

Superficial; amateurish.

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[Italian, lover of the arts, from present participle of dilettare, to delight, from Latin dlectre; see delight.]

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dilet·tantish adj.

dilet·tantism n.

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dilettante [ˌdɪlɪˈtɑːntɪ]

n pl -tantes, -tanti [-ˈtɑːntɪ]

1. a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a person who loves the arts

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or characteristic of a dilettante

[from Italian, from dilettare to delight, from Latin dēlectāre]

dilettantish , dilettanteish adj

dilettantism , dilettanteism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dilettante - an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge dabbler, sciolist amateur - someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
Adj.	1.	dilettante - showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolistic superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"

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dilettante

noun amateur, aesthete, dabbler, trifler, nonprofessional The sailing elite considered him a rank amateur, a dilettante.

Translations

dilettante [ˌdɪlɪˈtæntɪ] N (dilettantes or dilettanti (pl)) [ˌdɪlɪˈtæntɪ] → diletante mf

dilettante [ˌdɪləˈtænti] [dilettantes or dilettanti] (pl) n → dilettante mf

dilettante

n pl <dilettanti> → Amateur(in) m(f), → Dilettant(in) m(f); (Art) → Kunstliebhaber(in) m(f)

adj → amateurhaft, stümperhaft

dilettante [ˌdɪlɪˈtɑːntɪ] n → dilettante m/f