amateurism

[ am-uh-choo-riz-uhm, -tyoo-, -chuh-, -tuh-, am-uh-tur-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance.

Other Words From

• pseudo·ama·teur·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of amateurism¹

First recorded in 1865–70; amateur + -ism

Example Sentences

If the arc of history does in fact bend towards justice, eventually amateurism will leave college sports once and for all.

From The Daily Beast

Thorpe was immediately defended around the world as a scapegoat to the elitist—and already hollow—code of amateurism.

From The Daily Beast

By 1982 the Olympic ideal of amateurism was as good as dead.

From The Daily Beast

Exclamation points must be used sparingly: a row of three or four of them at the end of a sentence is a sign of amateurism.

From Project Gutenberg

But in every branch of politics and some departments of science it was an age of amateurism.

From Project Gutenberg