dilettante — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

aristocratic, great, literary, self-important

VERB + DILETTANTE

drawing-rooms

DILETTANTE + NOUN

good-for-nothings, nothing

PREP.

in, than, with

ADV.

cheekily, really

Definitions

noun

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.”

adj

1

Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intent

dabbler
sciolist

adjective — showing frivolous or superficial interest

dilettantish
dilettanteish
sciolistic

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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

Wiktionary

02

“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.”

Wiktionary

03

That's the opinion of a dilettante.

Tatoeba · #453375

04

He's more a dilettante than a committed professional.

Tatoeba · #9992902

05

She's more a dilettante than a committed professional.

Tatoeba · #9992904

06

At charitable concerts in aristocratic drawing-rooms the Dilettante is in great request.

Tatoeba · #10966433

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dilettante is marked as derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.