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Dilettante

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Noun

1. dabbler, dilettante, sciolist

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Adjective

2. dilettante, dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolistic

showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish

Example Sentences:
'his dilettantish efforts at painting'

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Dilettante

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noun plural -tantes or -tanti (-ˈtɑːntɪ)
1. 
a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional
2. 
a person who loves the arts
adjective
3. 
of or characteristic of a dilettante

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Dilettante

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nounWord forms: plural ˈdiletˌtantes or ˌdiletˈtanˌti (ˌdɪləˈtənˌtaɪ ; dilˌətənˈtīˌ; ˌdɪləˈtənti ; dilˌətənˈtē)
1.  Rare
a person who loves the fine arts
2. 
a person who follows an art or science only for amusement and in a superficial way; dabbler
adjective
3. 
of or characteristic of a dilettante

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Dilettante

see synonyms of dilettante
n. pl. dil·et·tantes also dil·et·tan·ti (-täntē)
1. One who dabbles in an art or a field of knowledge.
2. Archaic A lover of the fine arts.
adj.
Superficial; amateurish.

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