Dilettante

/ˌdɪləˈtænti/ noun

Definition

A person who cultivates an area of interest without real commitment or knowledge; someone who dabbles in a subject superficially rather than pursuing serious study.

Etymology

From Italian 'dilettante,' literally meaning 'delighting,' from 'dilettare' (to delight). Originally referred to lovers of the arts, but evolved to suggest someone who enjoys something casually without deep commitment or expertise.

Kelly Says

A dilettante is like someone who 'delights' in sampling everything but never commits to mastering anything - they're the intellectual equivalent of someone who takes one bite of every dessert but never finishes a whole piece. They delight in variety over depth.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍተሻ
ARالعربية
هاوٍ
BNবাংলা
শখের মানুষ
CACatalà
diletant
CSČeština
diletant
DADansk
dilettant
DEDeutsch
Dilettant
ELΕλληνικά
διλεττάντε
ESEspañol
diletante
FAفارسی
دلباز
FISuomi
taidontuntija
FRFrançais
dilettante
GUGU
શૌકીન
HAHA
mai sha'awa
HEעברית
חובב
HIहिन्दी
शौकिया
HUMagyar
dilettáns
IDBahasa Indonesia
amatir
IGIG
onye umefu
ITItaliano
dilettante
JA日本語
素人
KKKK
дилетант
KMKM
អ្នកស្វាគមន៍
KO한국어
아마추어
MRMR
शौकीन
MSBahasa Melayu
penggemar
MYမြန်မာ
အကျေးဇူးပြုသူ
NLNederlands
dilettant
NONorsk
dilettant
PAPA
ਸ਼ੌਕੀਨ
PLPolski
dyletant
PTPortuguês
diletante
RORomână
diletant
RUРусский
дилетант
SVSvenska
dilettant
SWKiswahili
mchezaji wa kando
TAதமிழ்
அதிகாரமற்ற ஆர்வலர்
TEతెలుగు
అభిరుచిపూర్వకమైన వ్యక్తి
THไทย
ผู้ที่ชอบเรียนรู้
TLTL
mahilig
TRTürkçe
amatör
UKУкраїнська
дилетант
URاردو
شوقین
VITiếng Việt
người yêu thích
YOYO
alabere
ZH中文
业余爱好者
ZUZU
umuntu oyidlela

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