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dilettanteism
Variant of dilettante
noun pl. dilettantes or dilettanti
- Now Rare a person who loves the fine arts
- a person who follows an art or science only for amusement and in a superficial way; dabbler
adjective
of or characteristic of a dilettante
Related Forms:
- dilettantish adjective
- dilettantism noun or dilettanteism
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