dilettantish
dil·et·tante
[dil-i-tahnt, dil-i-tahnt, -tahn-tey, -tan-tee] noun, plural dil·et·tantes, dil·et·tan·ti 
ɪˌtɑnt, ˌdɪl [-tahn-tee] , adjective noun
1.
a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
2.
a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to dilettantes.
Origin:
1725–35; < Italian, noun use of present participle of dilettare < Latin dēlectāre to delight
1725–35; < Italian, noun use of present participle of dilettare < Latin dēlectāre to delight
Related forms
dil·et·tan·tish, dil·et·tan·te·ish, adjective
Synonyms
1. amateur.
1. amateur.
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World English Dictionary
dilettante (ˌdɪlɪˈtɑːntɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tantes, -tanti | |
| 1. | a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional |
| 2. | a person who loves the arts |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or characteristic of a dilettante |
| [C18: from Italian, from dilettare to delight, from Latin dēlectāre] | |
| dilet'tantish | |
| —adj | |
| dilet'tanteish | |
| —adj | |
| dilet'tantism | |
| —n | |
| dilet'tanteism | |
| —n | |
| dilettante (ˌdɪlɪˈtɑːntɪ) | |
| —n , pl -tantes, -tanti | |
| 1. | a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional |
| 2. | a person who loves the arts |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or characteristic of a dilettante |
| [C18: from Italian, from dilettare to delight, from Latin dēlectāre] | |
| dilet'tantish | |
| —adj | |
| dilet'tanteish | |
| —adj | |
| dilet'tantism | |
| —n | |
| dilet'tanteism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dilettante
1733, borrowing of It. dilettante "lover of music or painting," from dilettare "to delight," from L. delectare (see delight). Originally without negative connotation, "devoted amateur," the pejorative sense emerged late 18c. by contrast with professional.
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Cultural Dictionary
dilettante [(dil-uh-tahnt, dil-uh-tahnt)]Someone who is interested in the fine arts as a spectator, not as a serious practitioner. Dilettante is most often used to mean a dabbler, someone with a broad but shallow attachment to any field.
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