Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dilettante"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. {Dilettanti}. [It., prop. p.
pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to
delight. See {Delight}, v. t.]
An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur;
especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge,
desultorily, or for amusement only.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dilettante
adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his
dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettantish},
{dilettanteish}]
n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious
intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dabbler},
{sciolist}]
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