dilettante | Definition of dilettante

dilettante

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dilettante

1 a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts

she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante

Synonyms of dilettante

cognoscente, connoisseur

Words Related to dilettante

adept, authority, expert, maestro, master, past master, scholar, virtuoso

critic, reviewer

amateur, dabbler

aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

Near Antonyms of dilettante

groundling, lowbrow, materialist, philistine

2 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

all-rounder [British], generalist, general practitioner, jack-of-all-trades

aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

Antonyms of dilettante

authority, expert, pro, professional, specialist