Dilettante
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| # An [[amateur]], someone who [[dabble]]s in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest. | # An [[amateur]], someone who [[dabble]]s in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest. | ||
| # A person with a broad but [[superficial]] interest in an art or a branch of [[knowledge]]. (Sometimes derogatory.) | # A person with a broad but [[superficial]] interest in an art or a branch of [[knowledge]]. (Sometimes derogatory.) | ||
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| + | From ''dilettante'', prop. present participle of ''dilettare'' (to delight), ''delectare'' (to delight). | ||
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- A person who enjoys the arts.
- An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
- A person with a broad but superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge. (Sometimes derogatory.)
Etymology
From dilettante, prop. present participle of dilettare (to delight), delectare (to delight).
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