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Dilettante

//dɪlɪˈtænti// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
Adjective
  1. 1
    showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
  2. 2
    an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge wordnet
  3. 3
    A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge. derogatory, sometimes

    "A comment like "The author is a self-important dilettante." is really nothing more than a pretentious version of "u r a fag.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

Etymology 2

From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

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