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dilettante
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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.
[Italian, lover of the arts, from present participle of dilettare, to delight, from Latin dlectre; see delight.]
dilet·tantish adj.
dilet·tantism n.
dilettante [dill-it-tan-tee]
Noun
pl -tantes or -tanti a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than serious [Italian]
dilettantism n
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Noun1.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"
dilettante
noun amateur, aesthete, dabbler, trifler, nonprofessional
Translations
dilettante [dɪlɪˈtæntɪ] n → diletante m/f


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