dilettantism
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dil·et·tante
(dĭl′ĭ-tänt′, dĭl′ĭ-tänt′, -tănt′)n. pl. dil·et·tantes also dil·et·tan·ti (-tän′tē)
1. One who dabbles in an art or a field of knowledge.
2. Archaic A lover of the fine arts.
adj.
Superficial; amateurish.
[Italian, lover of the arts, from present participle of dilettare, to delight, from Latin dēlectāre; see delight.]
dil′et·tan′tish adj.
dil′et·tan′tism n.
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dil•et•tant•ism
(ˈdɪl ɪ tɑnˌtɪz əm, -tæn-)also dil•et•tan•te•ism
(ˌdɪl ɪˈtɑn tiˌɪz əm, -ˈtæn-)n.
the practices of a dilettante.
[1800–10]
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dilettantism
an admiration of or interest in the arts, often used pejoratively to designate a shallow, undisciplined, or frivolous attraction. — dilettante, n., adj. — dilettantish, adj.
See also: Behavior-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations
diletantisme
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dilettantism
n → Dilettantismus m, → Kunstliebhaberei f
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