Meanings
nounamateurism (countable and uncountable, plural amateurisms)
plural amateurisms
- countablederogatorysometimesuncountableThe set of beliefs and practices of or relating to amateurs.
Near-synonyms: dabbling, ultracrepidarianism, dilettantism
- countablederogatorysometimesuncountableThe opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Translations
Catalan amateurisme
- amateurismeset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Czech amatérství, amatérismus
- amatérstvíset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
- amatérismusset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Finnish amatööriys
- amatööriysset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
French amateurisme
- amateurismeset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Greek ερασιτεχνισμός, ερασιτεχνία
- ερασιτεχνισμός (erasitechnismós)set of beliefs and practices of amateurs
- ερασιτεχνία (erasitechnía)set of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Icelandic viðvaningssemi, áhugamennska
- viðvaningssemiset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
- áhugamennskaset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Malay amaturisme, faham amatur
- amaturismeset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
- faham amaturset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Polish amatorstwo, amatorszczyzna
- amatorstwoset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
- amatorszczyznaset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Portuguese amadorismo, diletantismo
- amadorismoset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
- diletantismoset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Romanian amatorism
- amatorismset of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Ukrainian ама́торство
- ама́торство (amátorstvo)set of beliefs and practices of amateurs
Cite this entry
APA
amateurism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amateurism
MLA
“amateurism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amateurism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amateurism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amateurism.
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