dilettantism


dil·et·tante

D0224800 (dĭl′ĭ-tänt′, dĭl′ĭ-tänt′, -tănt′)n. pl. dil·et·tantes also dil·et·tan·ti (-tän′tē) 1. One who dabbles in an art or a field of knowledge.2. Archaic A lover of the fine arts.adj. Superficial; amateurish.
[Italian, lover of the arts, from present participle of dilettare, to delight, from Latin dēlectāre; see delight.]
dil′et·tan′tish adj.dil′et·tan′tism n.

dil•et•tant•ism

(ˈdɪl ɪ tɑnˌtɪz əm, -tæn-)

also dil•et•tan•te•ism

(ˌdɪl ɪˈtɑn tiˌɪz əm, -ˈtæn-)

n. the practices of a dilettante. [1800–10]

dilettantism

an admiration of or interest in the arts, often used pejoratively to designate a shallow, undisciplined, or frivolous attraction. — dilettante, n., adj.dilettantish, adj.See also: Behavior
Translations
Dilettantismusντιλεταντισμόςdilettantismedilettantismo