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dilettante

di·let·tante

UK/dɪlɪˈtænti/ US/dɪləˈtɒnti/ rare
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

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

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adjective

1.

showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish

  • “his dilettantish efforts at painting”
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Origin

From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

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