English-Thai Dictionary

dilettante

N มือสมัครเล่น  amateur hobbyist tyro

 

dilettanteism

N การ เป็น มือสมัครเล่น 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DILETTANTE

n.One who delights in promoting science or the fine arts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DILETTANTE

Dil `et *tan "te, n.; pl. Dilettanti. Etym: [It. , prop. p. pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See Delight, v. t.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

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.

 

DILETTANTEISH

DILETTANTEISH Dil `et *tan "te *ish, a.

 

Defn: Somewhat like a dilettante.

 

DILETTANTEISM

DILETTANTEISM Dil `et *tan "te *ism, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dilettante

dil et tante |ˌdiliˈtänt, -ˈtäntē dɪləˈtænti | ▶noun ( pl. dilettantanti |-ˈtäntē | or dilettantantes ) a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge: [ as modifier ] : a dilettante approach to science. • archaic a person with an amateur interest in the arts. DERIVATIVES dil et tan tish adjective, dil et tant ism |-ˌtizəm |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Italian, ‘person loving the arts, ’ from dilettare ‘to delight, ’ from Latin delectare.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dilettante

dilettante |ˌdɪlɪˈtanteɪ, -ti | ▶noun ( pl. dilettanti |-ti | or dilettantes ) a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. • archaic a person with an amateur interest in the arts. DERIVATIVES dilettantish adjective, dilettantism noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Italian, ‘person loving the arts ’, from dilettare ‘to delight ’, from Latin delectare.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dilettante

dilettante noun there is no room for the dilettante in this business: dabbler, amateur, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson. ANTONYMS professional.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dilettante

dilettante noun there is no room for the dilettante in this business: dabbler, potterer, tinkerer, trifler, dallier; amateur, non-professional, non-specialist, layman, layperson. ANTONYMS professional.

 

Duden Dictionary

dilettantenhaft

di let tan ten haft Adjektiv bildungssprachlich abwertend |dilett a ntenhaft |in der Weise eines Dilettanten b ; stümperhaft sein Klavierspiel ist sehr dilettantenhaft

 

Dilettantentum

Di let tan ten tum Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |Dilett a ntentum |das Dilettantentum; Genitiv: des Dilettantentums das Dilettantsein

 

French Dictionary

dilettante

dilettante n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui s ’occupe d ’une chose en amateur. LOCUTION En dilettante. En amateur, en guise de distraction. Note Orthographique di l e tt ante.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dilettante

dil et tan te /dɪ̀lətɑ́ːnt, -́--̀ |-tǽnti /名詞 複 ～s, -ti /-tiː /C ｟かたく 非難して ｠(興味本位の 知ったかぶりをする )芸術 [学問 ]道楽, ディレッタント, 好事 （こうず ）家 .形容詞 生かじりの, 道楽半分の, しろうとの .