dilettante.
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
Meaning & usage
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.
Where this word comes from
From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).
Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
Where this word comes from
From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).
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