How do you pronounce dilettante?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/.

dilettante

/ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: dilet-tante
IPA: /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.

noun

A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

Derogatory

adj

Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

Example Sentences

"A comment like "The author is a self-important dilettante." is really nothing more than a pretentious version of "u r a fag.""
"“Call me Zack Ransom.” “And I'm Gilbert Manhandle, literary dilettante with a gambling addiction.” “Nobody's going to remember that. You can be Zandy Billups.” “Fine. But I'm still a gambling addict.”"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: dilettante, dēlectāre

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/
British English: /dɪlɪˈtænti/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

dilettanti (plural) dilettantes (plural) dilettant (alternative) more dilettante (comparative) most dilettante (superlative)

Derived Forms

dilettantely dilettanteship dilettantish dilettanteish dilettantism dilettanteism

Frequently Paired Words

delectable delight dildo amateur

Synonyms

amateur dabbler dilettantish dilettanteish sciolistic sciolist

Antonyms

professional