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Word of the Day – Dilettante

By March 11, 2016Word of the Day

Dilettante (noun)

dili-tan-tee

A person who cultivates an interest in something, such as the arts, without and real commitment or knowledge.

From Italian, late 18th century.

Example sentences

“People thought him an expert but in honesty he was just a dilettante.”

“And how will we know the dilettante from the expert?.”

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