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dilettante

  (dĭl'ĭ-tänt', dĭl'ĭ-tänt', -tän'tē, -tănt', -tăn') pronunciation
n., pl. -tantes also -tan·ti (-tän'tē, -tăn'-).
  1. A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. See synonyms at amateur.
  2. A lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur.
adj.

Superficial; amateurish.

[Italian, lover of the arts, from present participle of dilettare, to delight, from Latin dēlectāre. See delight.]

dilettantish dil'et·tan'tish adj.
dilettantism dil'et·tan'tism n.
 
 
Thesaurus: dilettante

noun

    One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit: amateur, dabbler, nonprofessional, smatterer, uninitiate. See ability/inability.

adjective

    Lacking the required professional skill: amateurish, dilettantish, nonprofessional, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful. See ability/inability.

 
Antonyms: dilettante

adj

Definition: amateurish
Antonyms: professional

n

Definition: amateur
Antonyms: professional


 
(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.

 
Word Tutor: dilettante
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A superficial amateur.

pronunciation Although she is only a dilettante in the field of art, she has a genius for mathematics.

 
Translations: Translations for: Dilettante

Dansk (Danish)
n. - amatør, fusker
adj. - amatøragtig, uprofessionel, overfladisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
dilettant(e), kunstliefhebber, niet grondig

Français (French)
n. - dilettante
adj. - de/en dilettante

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dilettant, Laie, Stümper
adj. - dilettantisch, laienhaft, stümperhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ερασιτέχνης, ντιλετάντης
adj. - ερασιτεχνικός, ντιλετάντικος

Italiano (Italian)
dilettante, dilettantesco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diletante (m)
adj. - diletante

Русский (Russian)
дилетант, дилетантский

Español (Spanish)
n. - diletante, aficionado
adj. - diletante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dilettant
adj. - dilettantmässig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
业余爱好者, 浅薄的, 业余的, 爱好艺术的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 業餘愛好者
adj. - 淺薄的, 業餘的, 愛好藝術的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 예술 애호가, 아마추어 비평가
adj. - 아마추어의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 芸術愛好家
adj. - 芸術好きの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهاوي, الهاوي لفن ما (صفه) ذو علاقه بالهواة أو مميز بهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חובבן, דילטנט, אדם שטחי, חובב אמנויות‬
adj. - ‮שטחי, חובבני‬


 
 

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