dilettante
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dilettante
- /dɪlɪˈtænti/ UK
- /dɪləˈtɒnti/ UK
- /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/ US
- /ˈdɪlɪˌtænt/ US
- /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/ US
- /ˌdɪlɪˈtænt/ US
- /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnteɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).
noun dilettanti · dilettantes · dilettant
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Someone who tends to dabble in a variety of activities or interests.
A comment like "The author is a self-important dilettante." is really nothing more than a pretentious version of "u r a fag."
Similar: unfocused, unserious, uncommitted, gadabout, gad, dabbler, generalist · Opposite: specialist
adjective more dilettante · most dilettante · dilettant
- Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
Translations
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noun someone who dabbles
| Español | diletante, dilettante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 業餘愛好者 /业余爱好者 yèyú àihàozhě |
| हिन्दी | अध्यवसायी adhyavsāyī, अपूर्ण ज्ञाता apūrṇ jñātā |
| Português | diletante |
| Français | dilettante |
| Deutsch | Dilettant, Dilettantin, Amateur, Amateurin, Stümper, Stümperin |
| Italiano | dilettante |
| Română | diletant, amator |
| Русский | дилета́нт diletánt, дилета́нтка diletántka, люби́тель ljubítelʹ, люби́тельница ljubítelʹnica, непрофессионал neprofessional, профа́н profán |
| עברית | חוֹבְבָן h'ovevan |
noun person with a general but superficial interest
| Español | diletante, dilettante |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अनुरागी anurāgī, शौक़ीन śauqīn |
| Português | diletante |
| Deutsch | Dilettant, Dilettantin, Nichtfachmann |
| Русский | дилета́нт diletánt, дилета́нтка diletántka |
adj pertaining to or like a dilettante
| Español | diletante, dilettante |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | कला-प्रेमी kalā-premī, अध्यवसायी कलाकार adhyavsāyī kalākār, अपूर्ण ज्ञाता apūrṇ jñātā |
| Français | dilettante, dilettantesque |
| Deutsch | dilettantisch |
| Русский | дилета́нтский diletántskij, люби́тельский ljubítelʹskij, непрофессиональный neprofessionalʹnyj |
Talk about this word "dilettante." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dilettante. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dilettante. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dilettante "dilettante." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dilettante.Cite this
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title = {dilettante},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dilettante},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
