dilettante
noun/ˌdɪləˈtænti/
/ˌdɪləˈtænti/
(plural dilettanti
(disapproving)/ˌdɪləˈtæntiː/
/ˌdɪləˈtæntiː/
, dilettantes)- a person who does or studies something but is not serious about it and does not have much knowledgeWord Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian, ‘person loving the arts’, from dilettare ‘to delight’, from Latin delectare.
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