amateurism

American  

[am-uh-choo-riz-uhm, -tyoo-, -chuh-, -tuh-, am-uh-tur-iz-uhm] / ˈæm ə tʃʊˌrɪz əm, -tyʊ-, -tʃə-, -tə-, ˌæm əˈtɜr ɪz əm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• pseudoamateurism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of amateurism

First recorded in 1865–70; amateur + -ism

Example Sentences

It goes like this: Amateurism is college sports’ secret sauce — that is, it’s what makes the product unique.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2021

Amateurism and likeness rights have been a big topic of conversation in the NCAA.

From Fox News • Jan. 30, 2021

Amateurism could be defended with a straight face.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2020

Amateurism is the association’s “bedrock principle,” said Gerald Gurney, a longtime administrator in Power Five athletic departments who now teaches courses related to college sports at the University of Oklahoma.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2020

Amateurism was to be absolutely untainted by professionalism in the prodigious affair; therefore the prices of tickets ruled high, and queens had conferred their patronage.

From The Pretty Lady by Bennett, Arnold