English Explanatory Dictionary

dilettante

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
  2. A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.
adj
  1. Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

Pronunciation

/dɪlɪˈtænti/ /dɪləˈtɒnti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dilettante.wav /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/ /ˈdɪlɪˌtænt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtænt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnteɪ/ En-us-dilettante.ogg

Word forms

dilettante dilettanti dilettantes dilettant more dilettante most dilettante

Etymology

From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

Synonyms

amateur dabbler

Antonyms

professional

Related words

delectable delight dildo amateur

Derived words

dilettantely dilettanteship dilettantish dilettanteish dilettantism dilettanteism
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