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In some senses, dilettante is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
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.”
adj
Pertaining to or like a dilettante.