A.Word.A.Day |
About | Media | Search | Contact |
Home
|
Feb 8, 2012
This week's themeWords to describe people This week's words wastrel lummox dilettante roue poseur Missed a word? Check the archives chronological alphabetical plaintext or search the site Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Gargdilettante
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: One who takes up an activity or interest in a superficial or casual way. adjective: Superficial; amateurish. ETYMOLOGY:
From Italian dilettante (amateur), from Latin delectare (to delight).
Earliest documented use: 1733.
USAGE:
"I long ago came to realize that I am a putterer, a grazer, a dilettante.
I create the impression of getting a lot done by dabbling through my days:
I read two pages of a book, write half a letter, paint a portion of the
front porch, bake half a tin of muffins, teach a class, wash a window." Robert Klose; Confessions of a Dedicated Dilettante; The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts); May 10, 2004. See more usage examples of dilettante in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
|
|
© 1994-2024 Wordsmith