dilettant
See also: Dilettant
English edit
Noun edit
dilettant (plural dilettants)
- Alternative form of dilettante
- 1854, Frederick William Fairholt, Dictionary of Terms in Art:
- Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Dilettant or French dilettante, from Italian dilettante.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dilettant m (plural dilettanten, diminutive dilettantje n)
Derived terms edit
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian dilettante.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dilettant m (plural dilettanti, feminine dilettanta)
Adjective edit
dilettant (feminine singular dilettanta, plural dilettanti)
Related terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.
Noun edit
dilettant m (definite singular dilettanten, indefinite plural dilettanter, definite plural dilettantene)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “dilettant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Italian dilettante, from dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.
Noun edit
dilettant m (definite singular dilettanten, indefinite plural dilettantar, definite plural dilettantane)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “dilettant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.