dilettante

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From Italian dilettante, prop. present participle of dilettare (to delight), from Latin delectare (to delight).

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  • IPA: /ˈdɪlətənt/

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dilettante (plural dilettanti or (rarely) dilettantes)

  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. (Sometimes derogatory.)

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dilettante (comparative more dilettante, superlative most dilettante)

  1. Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

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[edit] Noun

dilettante (plural dilettantes)

  1. dilettante

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From dilettare "to delight"

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dilettante m. and f. (m and f plural dilettanti)

  1. amateur

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dilettante m. and f. (plural dilettanti)

  1. amateur
  2. dilettante
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