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dilettantism

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What does dilettantism mean?

noun

  1. The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or dabbler, sometimes in the arts.
  2. The act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.
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All very well perhaps from his point of view, but only a little better than the common dilettantism.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
Offsetting dilettantism, the Museum of New Mexico and associated institutions and artists and other individuals have fostered Indian pottery, weaving, silversmithing, dancing, painting, and other arts and crafts.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314