dilettantism
noun
dilettantism is spelled D-I-L-E-T-T-A-N-T-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dilettantism means “The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or dabbler, sometimes in the arts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dilettantism is dilettantisms.
How many letters and syllables are in dilettantism?
| Letters | 12: D-I-L-E-T-T-A-N-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dilettantism?
Dilettantism appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dilettantism
- dilettantisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dilettantism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or dabbler, sometimes in the arts.
Near-synonyms: dabbling, ultracrepidarianism, amateurism
- 2
The act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dilettantism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of behaving like a dilettante:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dilettantisme |
| German | Dilettantismus |
| Portuguese | diletantismo |
| Spanish | diletantismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dilettantism come from?
From dilettante + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).