| Front | dilettante \DIH-luh-tahnt or DIH-luh-tant\ |
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| Back | noun One who takes up an activity or interest in a superficial or casual way. adjective Superficial; amateurish. [From Italian dilettante (amateur), from Latin delectare (to delight). Earliest documented use: 1733.] "I long ago came to realize that I am a putterer, a grazer, a dilettante. I create the impression of getting a lot done by dabbling through my days: I read two pages of a book, write half a letter, paint a portion of the front porch, bake half a tin of muffins, teach a class, wash a window." |
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