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Vinony

dilettante

verb

  1. to be or act like a dilettante
L1500138 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. occupation
L319461 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. trifling, not thorough; amateurish
L336043 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪlɪˈtænti/ / /dɪləˈtɒnti/ / /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/

adj

Etymology: From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

  1. Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

noun

Etymology: From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

  1. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
  2. A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

    “A comment like "The author is a self-important dilettante." is really nothing more than a pretentious version of "u r a fag."”

    ““Call me Zack Ransom.” “And I'm Gilbert Manhandle, literary dilettante with a gambling addiction.” “Nobody's going to remember that. You can be Zandy Billups.” “Fine. But I'm still a gambling addict.””