most dilettantish

noun

a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.

a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art.

adjective

of or pertaining to dilettantes.

Origin:
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.

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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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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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