Definition of dilettante

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dil·et·tante    (dl-tänt, dl-tänt, -tänt, -tnt, -tnt) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. dil·et·tantes, also dil·et·tan·ti  (-tänt, -tn-) KEY 

1. A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. See Synonyms at amateur.
2. A lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur.

ADJECTIVE:

Superficial; amateurish.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Italian, lover of the arts, from present participle of dilettare, to delight, from Latin dlectre ; see delight

OTHER FORMS:
dilet·tantish(Adjective), dilet·tantism(Noun)