Associations to the word «Dilettante»
Noun
- Donovan
- Italia
- Society
- Amateur
- Artist
- Taste
- Cruel
- Le
- Art
- Club
- Dug
- Anthropology
- Antiquity
- Pearson
- Par
- Gaming
- Horace
- Painter
- Promotion
- Elf
- Hugh
- Professional
- Portrait
- Philosopher
- Fashion
- Les
- Scientist
- Expedition
- Greece
- Gentleman
- Jim
- Association
- Interest
- Poet
- Football
- Dancing
- Champion
- Winner
- Joe
- Philosophy
- Di
- Opera
- Grand
- Tournament
- Hamilton
- Drawing
- Francis
- Finger
- Writer
- Academy
- Knowledge
- Essay
- Passion
- Drive
- La
- Rome
- Tour
Adjective
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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
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.