Dilettanteism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of dilettantism. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman."
Example
More examples"Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman."
Etymology
From dilettante + -ism.
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