dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish, sciolistic
(adjective) showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; “his dilettantish efforts at painting”
dabbler, dilettante, sciolist
(noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dilettante (plural dilettanti or dilettantes)
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
Synonyms: amateur, dabbler
Antonym: professional
(sometimes, offensive) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.
dilettante (comparative more dilettante, superlative most dilettante)
Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
Source: Wiktionary
Dil`et*tan"te, n.; pl. Dilettanti. Etym: [It., prop. p. pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See Delight, v. t.]
Definition: An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only.
The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere artist living only for art, not a dreamer or a dilettante, sipping the nectar of existence, while he keeps aloof from its deeper interests. J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
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