/
ˌdɪlɪˈtanteɪ,
-ti/
n.
(pl. dilettanti
/-ti/
or dilettantes)
a person who has a superficial interest in a subject but lacks real knowledge of it.
▸archaic a person with an amateur interest in the arts.
Derivative
- dilettantish adj.
- dilettantism n.
Etymology
C18: from Ital., ‘person loving the arts’.
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