dilettante
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9.8
- noun
- /ˌdɪl.əˈtɑːn/
- Offensive
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diletante
- Many viewed her as a dilettante because she often changed her hobbies without mastering any.
- a talented dilettante
- a wealthy dilettante
- a rich dilettante
Examples
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You see, it's a dilettante's sport.
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However, Ben and Cam seem more like dilettantes than true struggling entrepreneurs.
Blog text (6) -
Ben had made up his mind that she was a dilettante, and this idea seemed to please him.
Fiction book (1997) -
My brother is a dilettante.
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But she turned out to be a dilettante.
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If so, I can assure you that I am not a dilettante when it comes to climate issues.
Blog text (30) -
My problem is that, as much as I love languages, I'm a bit of a dilettante.
Blog text (11) -
What we have in this room is essentially a bunch of lazy dilettantes.
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As something of a dilettante Che biographer, I have my own theory.
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Racing is for playboys and dilettantes.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who does an activity like a sport or hobby for pleasure, not as a job
12
3.5
A person who does an activity for fun, not as a job
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6.7
A person who tries different hobbies without serious learning or commitment
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3.9
A person who does not have expert knowledge in a subject
A person who pretends to know a lot to impress others
A person who pretends to know things but does not understand them
Antonyms
Compounds
How Committed
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3.7
3
3.5
81
3.4
122
2.8
12
3.5
- Offensive
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9.8
4
6.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dilettante comes from the Italian dilettare 'to delight', which is the same root as the English word delight. It originally meant someone who enjoys the arts, so a dilettante today is a person who likes a subject but does not have deep skill or serious commitment.