Word of the Day - Dilettante

[debodun]

Dilettante (noun) - a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge; someone that exhibits an interest in a subject but whose understanding of it is not very deep or serious.

I get a few dilettantes of antiques at my yard sale.

 

[hollydolly]

Dilettante is a word I've heard for the first time today

 

[terry123]

Its been a long time since I heard that word!

 

[horseless carriage]

You know, a person who has his career at stake on every piece of work is, obviously, going to be a bit more defensive about what he does, whereas the dilettante who just kind of says, “Oh, I’ll just try this for a while”, is not so frightened of failure, I would imagine. But to maintain a ‘dilettante’ attitude, consciously, is also rather suspicious.”
Transcribed from 'From Brussels with Love'

 

[Pappy]

Dilettante: Reminds me of me, as a teen in school, watching all the pretty girls. I loved the subject, but I sure had a lot to learn ..

 

[Della]

I used to run across the term a lot when I would be reading novels set in the 19th century. Wealthy gentleman would be described as art or poetry dilettantes.

 

[Shero]

Although he liked to be seen as a dilettante, Oscar Wilde was certainly a talented scholar.