dilettantes

noun

variants or dilettanti
Definition of dilettantesnext
plural of dilettante
1
as in amateurs
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession a dilettante at heart, she was never willing to commit the time and effort that ballet demands

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as in connoisseurs
dated a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante

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  1. connoisseurs
  2. scholars
  3. authorities
  4. experts
Noun
  • Global connoisseurs know Rwandan beans to be among the finest in the world, but Kigali’s craft coffee movement has only been gaining momentum in recent years, thanks to popular local operations like Question Coffee and Rubia Coffee Roasters, who are converting a nation of tea drinkers.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But make no mistake, Escape Cafe isn’t only for connoisseurs.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of connoisseurs
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  • This Chesapeake Bay island is so isolated that some scholars believe the accent here still retains traces of Elizabethan English, from way back when it was settled in the 17th century.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Griswold’s story was so thoroughly accepted that, through the 20th century, no one, including academic scholars, thought to question it.
    David B. Parker, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of scholars
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  • Residing or working in the country without legal status and submitting false documents to government authorities for a range of benefits or for employment is already a federal crime.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The victims were asked to provide bail money in cash so their relative could be released immediately, according to federal authorities.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorities
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  • As discussed by experts already driving AI strategies across their teams, here are four actionable steps to get the best out of your organization’s AI strategy.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And most of all recommendations, from chefs, meat experts, and in many cookbooks, wouldn't recommend anything past medium.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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