dilettante (redirected from dilettanti)

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 [dill-it-tan-tee]

Noun

pl -tantes or -tanti a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than serious [Italian]

dilettantism 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

Translations

dilettante [dɪlɪˈtæntɪ] n → diletante m/f