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Webster 1913 Edition
Dilettant
Dil′et-tantˊ
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur;
as,
. dilettant
speculationCarlyle.
Dilˊet-tant′
,Noun.
A dilettante.
Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are
dilettants
. Fairholt.
Definition 2024
Dilettant
Dilettant
See also: dilettant
German
Noun
Dilettant m (genitive Dilettanten, plural Dilettanten, feminine Dilettantin)
Declension
Declension of Dilettant
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Dilettant | die | Dilettanten |
| genitive | eines | des | Dilettanten | der | Dilettanten |
| dative | einem | dem | Dilettanten | den | Dilettanten |
| accusative | einen | den | Dilettanten | die | Dilettanten |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Dilenttantentum
- dilettantisch
Related terms
dilettant
dilettant
See also: Dilettant
English
Noun
dilettant (plural dilettants)
- Alternative form of dilettante
- Fairholt
- Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants.
- Fairholt
Norwegian
Etymology
From Italian dilettare (“enjoy”), from Latin delectare.
Noun
dilettant m
Inflection
Inflection of dilettant
| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokmål m | dilettant | dilettanten | dilettanter | dilettantene |
| Nynorsk m | dilettant | dilettanten | dilettantar | dilettantane |
Synonyms
- halvstudert
- kannestøper (Bokmål), kannestøypar (Nynorsk)
References
- “dilettant” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.