9.21.2005

Dilettante

dilettante

dil·et·tante (dl-tänt, dl-tänt, -tänt, -tnt, -tnt)n. pl. dil·et·tantes
also dil·et·tan·ti (-tänt, -tn-)

adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"

n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

n:A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge.

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