dilettanteish
- adjective
- /ˌdɪl.əˈtæn.teɪ.ɪʃ/
:
dilettante
- Her dilettanteish approach to photography meant she rarely studied the technical aspects deeply.
Examples
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He was respected in business, but his art collection was assembled in a rather dilettanteish manner.
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His dilettanteish approach to painting frustrated his teacher.
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Critics dismissed the novel as a dilettanteish attempt at literary fiction.
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She has a dilettanteish interest in classical music.
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Her dilettanteish approach to photography meant she rarely studied the technical aspects deeply.
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Critics dismissed the novel as a dilettanteish attempt at literary fiction.
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He was respected in business, but his art collection was assembled in a rather dilettanteish manner.
Synonyms
13
6.5
Not done well or with skill, like work by a beginner
1
9.9
Having only a small, not serious interest in a subject and little real knowledge
Showing little skill in an art like painting
A person who knows only a little about a subject but acts like they know a lot
Antonyms
How Knowledgeable
3
3.5
92
4.1
114
3.6
13
6.5
94
5.6
194
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
dilettanteish = dilettante (transparent) = dilettante + ish
Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ish' to the noun 'dilettante', yielding 'somewhat like a dilettante' which is directly interpretable.
Etymology
Dilettanteish comes from dilettante, which comes from an Italian verb meaning 'to delight', and the English word delight shows the same idea. The ending -ish means 'somewhat like', so dilettanteish describes a shallow or not-serious interest — someone who enjoys something for fun but does not study it deeply.