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dilettant, a. and n.|ˈdɪlɪˌtɑːnt, -æ-|
[A partially Anglicized adaptation of next: cf. F. dilettante; also adjutant, confidant, etc.]
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A. adj.
1851Carlyle Sterling ii. vii. (1872) 160 Sterling returned from Italy filled with..great store of artistic, serious, dilettant and other speculation for the time.
B. n.
1875Hamerton Intell. Life iii. v. 100 If the essence of dilettantism is to be contented with imperfect attainment, I fear that all educated people must be considered dilettants. 1888Eng. Illustr. Mag. Jan. 316 Teach by salutary smarts, These dilettants to understand That Learning is the first of Arts. 1891F. M. Wilson Prim. on Browning 34 Browning draws a sharp line between the dilettant and the artist. |