dilettantism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dilettantism
First recorded in 1800–10; dilettante + -ism
Example Sentences
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He used the word "dilettantism" to describe the first race of the season, where Ocon received three separate penalties in one grand prix as a result of a series of errors by team and driver.
From BBC • May 7, 2023
This is Matt Yglesias coddling the powerful, his critics would say, and exposing a gullible dilettantism.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
The flaw in this reasoning—aside from its historical dilettantism and cruel disregard for the lives it will destroy—is that it flatly contradicts precedent.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2022
At the lowest end of the professional ranks, there is unquestionably a degree of dilettantism.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021
What in other lands is a matter of idle talk and careless dilettantism, with us is quite another affair.
From The Critical Game by Macy, John Albert
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