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dilettante
(encz) | dilettante,amatér n: Zdeněk Brož |
dilettante
(encz) | dilettante,diletant n: Zdeněk Brož |
Dilettante
(gcide) | Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. Dilettanti. [It., prop. p.
pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to
delight. See Delight, v. t.]
An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur;
especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge,
desultorily, or for amusement only.
[1913 Webster]
The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere
artist living only for art, not a dreamer or a
dilettante, sipping the nectar of existence, while he
keeps aloof from its deeper interests. --J. C.
Shairp.
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dilettante
(wn) | dilettante
adj 1: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish;
"his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn:
dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish,
sciolistic]
n 1: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious
intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn:
dabbler, dilettante, sciolist] |
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dilettanteish
(encz) | dilettanteish, adj: |
Dilettante
(gcide) | Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. Dilettanti. [It., prop. p.
pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to
delight. See Delight, v. t.]
An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur;
especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge,
desultorily, or for amusement only.
[1913 Webster]
The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere
artist living only for art, not a dreamer or a
dilettante, sipping the nectar of existence, while he
keeps aloof from its deeper interests. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Dilettanteish
(gcide) | Dilettanteish \Dil`et*tan"te*ish\, a.
Somewhat like a dilettante.
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Dilettanteism
(gcide) | Dilettanteism \Dil`et*tan"te*ism\, n.
The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory
pursuit of art, science, or literature.
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dilettanteish
(wn) | dilettanteish
adj 1: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish;
"his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn:
dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish,
sciolistic] |
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