" dilettantish "

1: lacking or showing a lack of expert skill;

  * e.g., " ... independently wealthy, he can afford to pursue a dilettantish interest in sculpture "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amateur,

•  amateurish,

•  dilettante,

•  inexperienced,

•  inexpert,

•  jackleg,

•  nonprofessional,

•  unprofessional,

•  unskilled,

•  unskillful

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  adept,

•  consummate,

•  crackerjack,

•  expert,

•  master,

•  masterful,

•  masterly,

•  professional,

•  virtuosic,

•  virtuoso

1: a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession;

  * e.g., " ... a dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amateur,

•  dabbler,

•  hobbyist,

•  layman,

•  nonexpert,

•  nonprofessional,

•  potterer,

•  putterer,

•  tinkerer

•  Antonyms : 

•  authority,

•  expert,

•  pro,

•  professional,

•  specialist

2: a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts;

  * e.g., " ... she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cognoscente,

•  connoisseur

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession;

  * e.g., " ... a dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amateurs,

•  dabblers,

•  hobbyists,

•  laymen,

•  nonexperts,

•  nonprofessionals,

•  potterers,

•  putterers,

•  tinkerers

•  Antonyms : 

•  authorities,

•  experts,

•  professionals,

•  pros,

•  specialists

2: a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts;

  * e.g., " ... she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cognoscenti,

•  connoisseurs

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)