Dilettante
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| - | A '''dilettante''' is a person who enjoys the arts; 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 used [[derogatory]]. | + | A '''dilettante''' is a person who enjoys [[the arts]]; 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 used [[derogatory]]. |
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A dilettante is 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 used derogatory.
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Etymology
From Italian dilettante, prop. present participle of dilettare (to delight), delectare (to delight).
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