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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl {Dilettanti}. [It., prop. p. pr of dillettare to take delight in fr L. delectare to delight. See {Delight}, v. t.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dilettante adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettantish}, {dilettanteish}] n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions [syn: {dabbler}]
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