# dilettante

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪlɪˈtænti/ · frequency rank #68,151

## Definitions
1. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
2. A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

## Etymology
From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dilettante