Dilettantish (Adjective)
Meaning
Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She displayed a dilettantish interest in multiple art forms, but lacked dedication to truly master any one.
- The novelist criticized modern writing communities for encouraging dilettantish work rather than nurturing deep talent.
- After deciding he would learn French over a single weekend, Jack realized the limitation of his dilettantish language acquisition strategy.
- They suspected their young team member was going to handle her business obligations with dilettantish complacency rather than industrious spirit.
- Several notable philosophers at the academic gathering privately acknowledged her intellectual pretentiousness seemed often founded upon rather dilettantish engagements.