amateurishness
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌæməˈtɪrɪʃnəs/
:
amateurismo
- Barack Obama's gaffes demonstrate not only a marked lack of attention to detail and a high degree of amateurishness on the part of the White House, but also a disturbing willingness to curry favor with unsavory regimes.
Examples
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Despite their enthusiasm, their amateurishness became apparent when they struggled to complete the task.
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Especially now with the evidence of his amateurishness.
Blog text (18) -
And to add to the amateurishness, many of my chapters
Blog text (16) -
I run a Blog-TV (similar in concept to U-Stream) show; the relative amateurishness is definitely part of the appeal in return for a more personal approach.
Blog text (5) -
Only emphasizing the amateurishness of the whole thing, some points released from the Arbil agreement amount to de facto rewriting the Iraqi constitution.
Blog text (18) -
"Barack Obama's gaffes demonstrate not only a marked lack of attention to detail and a high degree of amateurishness on the part of the White House, but also a disturbing willingness to curry favor with unsavory regimes.
Blog text (13) -
"Interestingly, Jabor keeps the audience off balance even in this sequence by not glossing over the clumsy amateurishness of Braga and Pereio as singers and dancers."
Academic text (1992) -
The amateurishness of his work was evident in the numerous errors and inconsistencies.
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Her amateurishness showed through in the way she fumbled with the equipment during the presentation.
Synonyms
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6.4
Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly
Antonyms
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
amateurishness = amateurish (transparent) = amateur + ish + ness
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'amateurish' indicating the quality or state; learners can predict this from '-ness'.
Etymology
Amateurishness comes from amateur, which comes from Latin amare meaning 'to love', because an amateur does something for love rather than as a paid professional. The endings -ish (as in 'childish') mean 'like' and -ness makes it a 'state', so amateurishness is the state of being 'like an amateur' and often shows a lack of professional skill.