amateurism

[ am-uh-choo-riz-uhm, -tyoo-, -chuh-, -tuh-, am-uh-tur-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈæm ə tʃʊˌrɪz əm, -tyʊ-, -tʃə-, -tə-, ˌæm əˈtɜr ɪz əm /

noun

the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance.

Origin of amateurism

First recorded in 1865–70; amateur + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM amateurism

pseu·do·am·a·teur·ism, noun

Words nearby amateurism

Amata, amate, Amaterasu, amateur, amateurish, amateurism, amateur night, Amati, amative, Amato, amatol

Example sentences from the Web for amateurism

Thorpe was immediately defended around the world as a scapegoat to the elitist—and already hollow—code of amateurism.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story|Kate Buford|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By 1982 the Olympic ideal of amateurism was as good as dead.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story|Kate Buford|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But in every branch of politics and some departments of science it was an age of amateurism.
England and Germany|Emile Joseph Dillon
Exclamation points must be used sparingly: a row of three or four of them at the end of a sentence is a sign of amateurism.
Short Story Writing|Charles Raymond Barrett

单词	amateurism
释义	amateurism [ am-uh-choo-riz-uhm, -tyoo-, -chuh-, -tuh-, am-uh-tur-iz-uhm ] / ˈæm ə tʃʊˌrɪz əm, -tyʊ-, -tʃə-, -tə-, ˌæm əˈtɜr ɪz əm / noun the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance. Origin of amateurism First recorded in 1865–70; amateur + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM amateurism pseu·do·am·a·teur·ism, noun Words nearby amateurism Amata, amate, Amaterasu, amateur, amateurish, amateurism, amateur night, Amati, amative, Amato, amatol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amateurism Thorpe was immediately defended around the world as a scapegoat to the elitist—and already hollow—code of amateurism. The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story\|Kate Buford\|August 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST By 1982 the Olympic ideal of amateurism was as good as dead. The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story\|Kate Buford\|August 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But in every branch of politics and some departments of science it was an age of amateurism. England and Germany\|Emile Joseph Dillon Exclamation points must be used sparingly: a row of three or four of them at the end of a sentence is a sign of amateurism. Short Story Writing\|Charles Raymond Barrett
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