dilettantism

[ dil-i-tahn-tiz-uhm, -tan- ]

/ ˈdɪl ɪ tɑnˌtɪz əm, -tæn- /

noun

the practices or characteristics of a dilettante.

Also dil·et·tan·te·ism

[dil-i-tahn-tee-iz-uhm, -tan-]. /ˌdɪl ɪˈtɑn tiˌɪz əm, -ˈtæn-/.

Origin of dilettantism

First recorded in 1800–10; dilettante + -ism

Words nearby dilettantism

dilatory, Dilaudid, dildo, dilemma, dilettante, dilettantism, DILF, Dili, diligence, diligent, diligently

Example sentences from the Web for dilettantism

But too often, indeed, is the inane world of aristocratic Dilettantism felt hovering dimly near, as we read these pages.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various
So disinterested and expensive a toy is its own justification; it belongs to the heroics of dilettantism.
Italian Hours|Henry James
There is in this theory a ferocious absurdity, a Neronian dilettantism which repels me to the very depths of my being.
Above the Battle|Romain Rolland
Conversation fosters criticism and dilettantism alike, and these are Wilde's most noticeable characteristics.
Oscar Wilde|Arthur Ransome

Here, sure enough, is an Abbey; beautiful in the eye of Dilettantism.
Past and Present|Thomas Carlyle

单词	dilettantism
释义	dilettantism [ dil-i-tahn-tiz-uhm, -tan- ] / ˈdɪl ɪ tɑnˌtɪz əm, -tæn- / noun the practices or characteristics of a dilettante. Also dil·et·tan·te·ism [dil-i-tahn-tee-iz-uhm, -tan-]. /ˌdɪl ɪˈtɑn tiˌɪz əm, -ˈtæn-/. Origin of dilettantism First recorded in 1800–10; dilettante + -ism Words nearby dilettantism dilatory, Dilaudid, dildo, dilemma, dilettante, dilettantism, DILF, Dili, diligence, diligent, diligently Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dilettantism But too often, indeed, is the inane world of aristocratic Dilettantism felt hovering dimly near, as we read these pages. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.\|Various So disinterested and expensive a toy is its own justification; it belongs to the heroics of dilettantism. Italian Hours\|Henry James There is in this theory a ferocious absurdity, a Neronian dilettantism which repels me to the very depths of my being. Above the Battle\|Romain Rolland Conversation fosters criticism and dilettantism alike, and these are Wilde's most noticeable characteristics. Oscar Wilde\|Arthur Ransome Here, sure enough, is an Abbey; beautiful in the eye of Dilettantism. Past and Present\|Thomas Carlyle
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