noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Amateur beliefs and practices generally. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money wordnet
3. 3
   The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

glimmeringglimpsegreennessignoranceimmaturityinexperience

Etymology

From amateur + -ism.

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