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/dɪlɪˈtænti/ · noun
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest..
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.”
Use dilettante when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dilettante means An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest..
Common synonyms include amateur, dabbler, superficial, dilettanteish.
Possible antonyms include professional.
A comment like "The author is a self-important dilettante." is really nothing more than a pretentious version of "u r a fag."
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