Meanings
comparative more dilettantish · superlative most dilettantish
- amateurish
Do what I say now, not what I do The dilettantish peekaboo
2006, J. G. Thirlwell, “Sieve”, in Damp, performed by Foetus1 more example
You are not one to talk about patriotism, and all that, but you can't hoodwink me with your dilettantish pose, Max, and I know that deep down in your nature there is a passionate devotion to your country—
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshowing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish diletanttimainen
- diletanttimainenamateurish
Italian diilettantesco, dilettantistico
- diilettantescoamateurish
- dilettantisticoamateurish
Polish dyletancki
- dyletanckiamateurish
Russian дилета́нтский
- дилета́нтский (diletántskij)amateurish
Swedish amatörmässig
- amatörmässigamateurish
Ukrainian дилета́нтський
- дилета́нтський (dyletántsʹkyj)amateurish
Cite this entry
dilettantish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilettantish
“dilettantish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilettantish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilettantish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilettantish.
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