as in amateurism
a lack of the level of skill associated with an expert or professional
no charge of dilettantism could ever be leveled at English physicist Henry Cavendish, whose immense wealth allowed him to devote his life to scientific pursuits
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Noun
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Part of the scene’s inability to keep the conveyor belt of stars rolling is that the infrastructure that built old Atlanta isn’t as strong, with gentrification and heavy policing uprooting the city’s cultural landscape.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025 -
In April, Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, resigned, citing his inability to make decisions free from corporate control.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The board meeting, including the line of people so eager to praise Battle and silence her critics, was all so hard to watch, and not just because of the egregious display of incompetence by whomever concocted such a terrible plan.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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Secondly, and speaking of incompetence, Antoni is wholly unqualified.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Dilettantism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilettantism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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