dilettant

See also: Dilettant

English

Noun

dilettant (plural dilettants)

1. Alternative form of dilettante
   • 1854, Frederick William Fairholt, Dictionary of Terms in Art

     Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dilettant or French dilettante, from Italian dilettante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.lɛˈtɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: di‧let‧tant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

dilettant m (plural dilettanten, diminutive dilettantje n)

1. dilettante
2. amateur

Derived terms

• dilettantisch
• dilettantisme

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.

Noun

dilettant m (definite singular dilettanten, indefinite plural dilettanter, definite plural dilettantene)

1. a dilettante

Synonyms

• halvstudert
• kannestøper

References

• “dilettant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.

Noun

dilettant m (definite singular dilettanten, indefinite plural dilettantar, definite plural dilettantane)

1. a dilettante

Synonyms

• halvstudert
• kannestøypar

References

• “dilettant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.