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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Dilettant
"Er betreibt die Malerei nur als Dilettant."
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A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
"He was dismissed as a mere dilettante who never finished any of his paintings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare ('to delight'), from Latin delectare ('to entice, delight').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dilettante" is said worldwide
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dilettante
Transliteration: dilettante
"Il est un simple dilettante dans le domaine de la musique."
Dilettant
Transliteration: Dilettant
"Er betreibt die Malerei nur als Dilettant."
dilettante
Transliteration: dilettante
"È un dilettante appassionato di archeologia."
diletante
Transliteration: diletante
"Se comporta como un diletante sin profundizar en los temas."
diletante
Transliteration: diletante
"Ele é apenas um diletante na arte contemporânea."
शौकिया
Transliteration: shaukiya
"वह कला का एक शौकिया पारखी है।"
业余爱好者
Transliteration: yèyú àihàozhě
"他对待艺术的态度不过像个业余爱好者。"
디레탕트
Transliteration: diretanteu
"그는 예술에 대해 깊이 알지 못하는 디레탕트에 불과하다."
素人
Transliteration: shirōto
"彼は美術に関して単なる愛好家にすぎない。"
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