Complete Definition of "dilettante"

English

Etymology
From It. #Italian|dilettante.

Pronunciation
'di-l&-"tänt, -"tant; "di-l&-'

Noun
en-noun|pl2=dilettanti

  1. A person who enjoys the arts.
  2. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
  3. A person with a broad but superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge. (Sometimes derogatory.)

Translations
trans-top|a person who enjoys the arts
Hungarian: t|hu|műkedvel�
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trans-top|an amateur
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Russian: t|ru|диле�ан�|m|tr=dil'etánt
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trans-top|a person with a broad but superficial interest
Hungarian: t|hu|dilettáns
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Russian: t|ru|диле�ан�|m|tr=dil'etánt
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ttbc|Catalan: diletant
ttbc|Dutch: dilettant
ttbc|Esperanto: diletanto
ttbc|French: dilettante m|f
ttbc|Interlingua: dilettante
ttbc|Italian: dilettante m|f
ttbc|Macedonian: диле�ан� m
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ttbc|Norwegian: dilettant
ttbc|Portuguese: diletante m|f
ttbc|Romanian: diletant m
ttbc|Serbian: диле�ан� (diletant) m
ttbc|Spanish: diletante m|f
ttbc|Swedish: dilettant c
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Interlingua

Noun
dilettante

  1. #English|dilettante

Italian

Etymology
From dilettare "to delight"

Adjective
dilettante

  1. amateur

Noun
dilettante m|f (plural: dilettanti)

  1. amateur
  2. #English|dilettante

fr:dilettante
io:dilettante
pl:dilettante
ru:dilettante
vi:dilettante
zh:dilettante

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