dilettante
noun, plural dil·et·tantes, dil·et·tan·ti [dil-i-tahn-tee] /ˈdɪl ɪˈtɑn ti/.
adjective
Origin of dilettante
Synonyms for dilettante
Related Words for dilettante
connoisseur, tenderfoot, green, rookie, abecedarian, dabbler, aesthete, tyro, greenhorn, trifler, half-baked, unskilled, dabbling, half-cocked, unaccomplished, nonprofessional, smattererExamples from the Web for dilettante
Contemporary Examples of dilettante
The fired host unloads on Current TV, accusing Al Gore of being a dilettante and co-owner Joel Hyatt of blackmail.
He fully admits his chronicle of Galliano's shows from 2004 to 2010 was “the work of a dilettante.”
I finally feel like I can call myself a writer now, rather than writing being just something I do on the side, as a dilettante.
Historical Examples of dilettante
I would rather have you find fault with me like a friend than approve me like a dilettante.
The Greater InclinationEdith Wharton
It never failed; the dilettante in fun was not to be deceived.
Concerning CatsHelen M. Winslow
I really have no mind to turn into a dilettante spiritualist.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
And it is equally foreign to the lips of the dilettante lover.
Sex=The Unknown QuantityAli Nomad
Should he happen to be an artist, he must appear to be only a dilettante.
A History of French LiteratureEdward Dowden