What does "dilettant" mean?
Dilettant: Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as, dilettant speculation. Carlyle.
Additional senses
- 2.A dilettante. Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants. Fairholt.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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