- Dilettantish
- Dilettantish Dil`et*tant"ish, a. Dilettanteish. [1913 Webster]
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Dilettantish
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dilettantish — dilettante ► NOUN (pl. dilettanti or dilettantes) ▪ a person who dabbles in a subject for enjoyment but without serious study. DERIVATIVES dilettantish adjective dilettantism noun. ORIGIN Italian, person loving the arts … English terms dictionary
dilettantish — adjective showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish his dilettantish efforts at painting • Syn: ↑dilettante, ↑dilettanteish, ↑sciolistic • Similar to: ↑superficial • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
dilettantish — adjective see dilettante … New Collegiate Dictionary
dilettantish — See dilettante. * * * … Universalium
dilettantish — adjective amateurish … Wiktionary
dilettantish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lacking the required professional skill: amateurish, dilettante, nonprofessional, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful. See ABILITY … English dictionary for students
dilettantish — dil·et tant·ish || ‚dɪlɪ tÉ‘ntɪʃ / tæn adj. amateur, superficial … English contemporary dictionary
dilettantish — dil·et·tant·ish … English syllables
dilettantish — /dɪləˈtæntɪʃ/ (say diluh tantish) adjective 1. in the style of a dilettante. 2. revealing a lack of serious interest or commitment; frivolous …
dilettante — dilettantish, dilettanteish, adj. /dil i tahnt , dil i tahnt , tahn tay, tan tee/, n., pl. dilettantes, dilettanti / tahn tee/, adj. n. 1. a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial … Universalium
