Dilettante

//dɪlɪˈtænti//

"Dilettante" in a Sentence (8 examples)

That's the opinion of a dilettante.

You have to turn to history and go a few centuries back to the Renaissance era, to Leonardo da Vinci, in order to find such a fascinating man who was not merely a dilettante, but a genius working in many different fields.

He's more a dilettante than a committed professional.

She's more a dilettante than a committed professional.

At charitable concerts in aristocratic drawing-rooms the Dilettante is in great request.

Politicians are hypocrite dilettante good-for-nothings who cheekily parasitize.

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

“Call me Zack Ransom.” “And I'm Gilbert Manhandle, literary dilettante with a gambling addiction.” “Nobody's going to remember that. You can be Zandy Billups.” “Fine. But I'm still a gambling addict.”

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