dilettantish

Meanings

• a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than for financial gain or professional development

  - "John is a dilettante when it comes to painting."
  - "Mary enjoys playing the piano as a dilettante."

• pertaining to or characterized by dilettantism

  - "The dilettantish art collection contained numerous pieces that showcased the artists' hobbyist approach to their craft."
  - "The dilettantish literature club was comprised of individuals who enjoyed reading for pleasure and were not necessarily experts in the field of literature."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dilettantish
dilettante , canter , lanter , ransom , sanction , station , vacation , traction

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. dilettante
   

2. dilapidated
   

3. delineate
   

4. delineated
   

5. dilemma
   

6. dilettantish
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dilettantish that leads to same result
dilettante , dilettantes , dilettanti , dilettantish , dilettantism , dilettantisms

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

from the Italian word 'dilettante', meaning 'lover' or 'enthusiast'. The term was originally used to describe someone who pursued an activity for pleasure rather than for financial gain or professional development.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. I recently spent a week in Alaska trying to learn how to be a mountaineer. I did not succeed very well, and the details are not very interesting. I finished the course (I was enrolled in a course) thinking that perhaps I am better off remaining a slightly-above-average mountain "dilettante". An occasional rock climber.

   - Jason Lee Steorts,{it}National Review{/it},18 Aug. 2008

2. Being a powerhouse herself in ways that make today's feminist superwomen look like "dilettantes", she inevitably clashed with star directors like Maurice Tourneur and Ernst Lubitsch.

   - Molly Haskell,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},6 June 1999

3. Most of the articles published in Naval History reflect time-consuming research and investigation. The efforts are not the work of "dilettantes", but of professional and semiprofessional historians.

   - Michael M. Bergfeld,{it}Naval History{/it},July/August 1997

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