Dilettante

Noun

 * 1) An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
 * 2) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge. (Sometimes derogatory.)

Derived terms

 * dilettantish, dilettanteish
 * dilettantism, dilettanteism

Related terms

 * delectable
 * delight

Adjective

 * 1) Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

Thesaurus
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