n. & adj.
--n. (pl. dilettanti or dilettantes)
1. a person who studies a subject or area of knowledge superficially.
2 a person who enjoys the arts.
--adj. trifling, not thorough; amateurish.
Derivatives:
dilettantish adj. dilettantism n.
Etymology: It. f. pres. part. of dilettare delight f. L delectare