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   dilettante

   /ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/

   noun

   • 1. a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge: "a wealthy literary dilettante"
   • ▪ a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Italian, ‘person loving the arts’, from dilettare ‘to delight’, from Latin delectare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dilettantish adjective
   • 2. dilettantism noun

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   What does it mean to be a dilettante?

   • Answer (1 of 8): The Oxford English Dictionary defines a dilettante as “AA person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge”. The original definition (no longer associated with the word) is “A person with an amateur interest in the arts”. The origin...

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   How do you use dilettante in a sentence?

   • You can use dilettante to talk about someone who seems interested in a subject, especially in art, but who does not really know very much about it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Rare 2. 3.

   DILETTANTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is dilettanteism?

   • One who is highly skilled at one 's trade; an artisan or artificer. Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman. 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 232d.

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   What is a dilettante & a fearmongerer?

   • Critics deride her as a dilettante who mucks the science (sometimes purposefully), a "fearmongerer" who preys upon the ignorance of a science-illiterate public for her own profit. The rest of medicine is filled with pill-pushers, dilettantes, and wannabes. The dilettante attitude which characterized his college years is now no longer in evidence.

   DILETTANTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A dilettante is a person who is interested in a subject, but not very serious or knowledgeable about it. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and find translations in other languages.

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     DILETTANTE meaning: 1. a person who is or seems to be...

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     DILETTANTE definicja: 1. a person who is or seems to be...

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     DILETTANTE translate: 一知半解者;半吊子;业余爱好者. Learn more in the...

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   A dilettante is a person who has a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge, or an admirer of the arts. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   noun. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge. synonyms: dabbler, sciolist. see more. adjective. showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish. synonyms: dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolistic. superficial.

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   A dilettante is a person who is interested in a subject, but not very serious or skilled about it. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear how it sounds in English.

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   A dilettante is someone who seems interested in a subject, especially in art, but who does not really know very much about it. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of 'dilettante' in different contexts.

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   A dilettante is a person who dabbles in an art or a field of knowledge, or a lover of the fine arts. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of the word dilettante in various languages.

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   A dilettante is someone who does or studies something without being serious or having much knowledge. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms and pronunciation tips.