Associations to the word «Dilettante»

Wiktionary

DILETTANTE, noun. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
DILETTANTE, noun. (sometimes offensive) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.
DILETTANTE, adjective. Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

Dictionary definition

DILETTANTE, noun. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.
DILETTANTE, adjective. Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting".

Wise words

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