Dilettant

n. A dilettante. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are dilettants. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Dilettanti [ It., prop. p. pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See Delight, v. t. ] An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only. [ 1913 Webster ]

The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere artist living only for art, not a dreamer or a dilettante, sipping the nectar of existence, while he keeps aloof from its deeper interests. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat like a dilettante. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Dilettanteish. [ 1913 Webster ]