1. plural of dilettante; people who take up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement and without serious study or commitment
Usage: plural form

Examples

• The art gallery was filled with dilettanti who knew little about the paintings they were discussing.
• She dismissed the critics as mere dilettanti who had never created anything themselves.
• The professor grew tired of teaching dilettanti who weren’t serious about learning.
• Many dilettanti attend wine tastings without any real knowledge of viticulture.
• The music conservatory refused to admit dilettanti who lacked dedication.
• He considered himself above the dilettanti who collected art as a status symbol.