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dilettante

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dilettante

lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
  • Many dilettante efforts could be seen at the sidewalk art show.
Synonyms of dilettante

amateur, amateurish, dilettantish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, nonprofessional, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful
Words Related to dilettante

curbstone, self-taught, uninitiated, unprepared, unqualified, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored

awkward, clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed

crude, defective, faulty, flawed, primitive, unfinished, unpolished

beginning, entry-level, fresh, green, new, raw, unseasoned, untested, untried, would-be

incapable, incompetent, talentless, unable, unfit, ungifted, untalented
Near Antonyms of dilettante

able, accomplished, capable, competent, dexterous (also dextrous), gifted, handsome, proficient, skilled, skillful, talented

experienced, practiced (also practised), seasoned, veteran

educated, fitted, initiated, knowledgeable, prepared, qualified, schooled, taught, trained, tutored, versed

all-around (also all-round), ambidextrous, versatile, well-rounded

finished, polished, slick
Antonyms of dilettante

ace, adept, consummate, crackerjack, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, virtuosic, virtuoso

dilettante

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dilettante

a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
  • A dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands.
Synonyms of dilettante

amateur, dabbler, hobbyist, layman, nonexpert, nonprofessional, potterer, putterer, tinkerer
Words Related to dilettante

generalist, general practitioner, jack-of-all-trades

aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan
Antonyms of dilettante

authority, expert, pro, professional, specialist

Synonym Discussion of dilettante

amateur, dilettante, dabbler, tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials
    • a painting obviously done by an amateur
; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration.
    • remained an amateur despite lucrative offers
dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment.
    • had no patience for dilettantes
dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence.
    • a dabbler who started novels but never finished them
tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering.
    • shows talent but is still a mere tyro

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