Word For The Day - DILETTANTE

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[Red Badger]

DILETTANTE

dil·et·tante

noun noun: dilettante; plural noun: dilettantes; plural noun: dilettanti

a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Example: "a dilettante approach to science"

synonyms: dabbler, amateur, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson

Example: "there is no room for the dilettante in this business"

antonyms: professional

archaic: a person with an amateur interest in the arts.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day........

[Red Badger]

Class is in session!

No pushing in line!.................

[dblshot]

I suppose on this site it is apparent
That I find posting limericks pleasant
But I’m no poet
And I know it
Just a Word for The Day dilettante

[Robert A Cook PE]

OK, games started! Money on the table to dealante up!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

The Ballfield: Mass-murderer dilettante
Like most libs, increasingly militant
A good guy with gun
Put an end to his fun
Some snowflakes thought force was exorbitant

[Red Badger]

Very good!....A++!................

[Red Badger]

Excellent!........A+++!...............

[penguinhunter]

Seems to me that this word perfectly describes the level of expertize that democrats/liberals have when they come up with a solution for a problem. Specifically the part on lack of knowledge.

[Red Badger]

You must be a poker dilettante .................

[left that other site]

I became acutely aware
That my profession
Of teaching Rock Guitar
Could soon become an obsession.

So, two brothers, who are also my nephews,
Are “taking guitar” from their aunt.
One is an absolute prodigy,
The other, a dilettante.

[Red Badger]

VERY GOOD!...A++!........I HAVE GREAT AIR GUITAR SKILLS!................

[Lopeover]

I learned this word watching GI Jane. The Master Chief called one of the trainees a dilettante when he quit the seal training. Had to look up the word.

[SFConservative]

Word for the day haiku:

In pursuing truth,
liberals are dilettantes.
No experience!

[dblshot]

A blessing that this nut job was not combat trained/experienced. It’s one thing to fire at a stationary target at the range and a very different thing when you are adrenalined up and receiving fire yourself.

[Red Badger]

Excellante!..........A+++!..............

[dblshot]

I am guessing dilly dally is slang combining dilettante, someone not spending much effort at something, with dally, going slow just hanging around.

[Red Badger]

Some people use the word, inappropriately, as a euphemism for feminine or homosexual behavior................

[afraidfortherepublic]

The ultimate dilettante, Nancy Pelosi, this morning actually complained that the Republicans were keeping the details of the health care bill secret! Oh, the irony!

[Red Badger]

What goes around comes around, Nancy!...........A+++!..............

[Red Badger]

dil·ly-dal·ly ˈdilēˌdalē/ verbinformal verb: dilly-dally; 3rd person present: dilly-dallies; past tense: dilly-dallied; past participle: dilly-dallied; gerund or present participle: dilly-dallying waste time through aimless wandering or indecision. "don't dilly-dally for too long" synonyms: waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet; More dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw; informalshilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet; archaictarry "we can't dilly-dally when there are critical decisions to be made" antonyms: hurry Origin early 17th century: reduplication of dally.