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Word For The Day - DILETTANTE
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| 06-16-2017
| Red Badger
Posted on 06/16/2017 6:17:26 AM PDT by Red Badger
DILETTANTE
dil·et·tante
noun noun: dilettante; plural noun: dilettantes; plural noun: dilettanti
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.
Example: "a dilettante approach to science"
synonyms: dabbler, amateur, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson
Example: "there is no room for the dilettante in this business"
antonyms: professional
archaic: a person with an amateur interest in the arts.
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KEYWORDS: dilettante
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To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; TruthShallSetYouFree; ...
Class is in session!
No pushing in line!.................
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:18:04 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Red Badger
I suppose on this site it is apparent
That I find posting limericks pleasant
But Im no poet
And I know it
Just a Word for The Day dilettante
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:29:38 AM PDT
by
dblshot
(I am John Galt.)
To: Red Badger
OK, games started! Money on the table to dealante up!
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:29:51 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Red Badger
The Ballfield: Mass-murderer dilettante
Like most libs, increasingly militant
A good guy with gun
Put an end to his fun
Some snowflakes thought force was exorbitant
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:33:27 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(I enjoy vodka, caviar, and salads with Russian dressing. Investigate me.)
To: dblshot
Very good!....A++!................
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:37:59 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Excellent!........A+++!...............
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:38:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Red Badger
Seems to me that this word perfectly describes the level of expertize that democrats/liberals have when they come up with a solution for a problem. Specifically the part on lack of knowledge.
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
You must be a poker dilettante .................
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posted on
06/16/2017 6:40:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Red Badger
I became acutely aware
That my profession
Of teaching Rock Guitar
Could soon become an obsession.
So, two brothers, who are also my nephews,
Are “taking guitar” from their aunt.
One is an absolute prodigy,
The other, a dilettante.
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:05:32 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site
VERY GOOD!...A++!........I HAVE GREAT AIR GUITAR SKILLS!................
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:09:42 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Red Badger
I learned this word watching GI Jane. The Master Chief called one of the trainees a dilettante when he quit the seal training. Had to look up the word.
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:38:22 AM PDT
by
Lopeover
(The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
To: Red Badger; T-Bone Texan
Word for the day haiku:
In pursuing truth,
liberals are dilettantes.
No experience!
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
A blessing that this nut job was not combat trained/experienced. It’s one thing to fire at a stationary target at the range and a very different thing when you are adrenalined up and receiving fire yourself.
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:46:36 AM PDT
by
dblshot
(I am John Galt.)
To: SFConservative
Excellante!..........A+++!..............
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:50:24 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Lopeover
I am guessing dilly dally is slang combining dilettante, someone not spending much effort at something, with dally, going slow just hanging around.
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:51:34 AM PDT
by
dblshot
(I am John Galt.)
To: Lopeover
Some people use the word, inappropriately, as a euphemism for feminine or homosexual behavior................
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:53:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Red Badger
The ultimate dilettante, Nancy Pelosi, this morning actually complained that the Republicans were keeping the details of the health care bill secret! Oh, the irony!
To: afraidfortherepublic
What goes around comes around, Nancy!...........A+++!..............
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:56:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: dblshot
dil·ly-dal·ly ˈdilēˌdalē/ verbinformal verb: dilly-dally; 3rd person present: dilly-dallies; past tense: dilly-dallied; past participle: dilly-dallied; gerund or present participle: dilly-dallying waste time through aimless wandering or indecision. "don't dilly-dally for too long" synonyms: waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet; More dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw; informalshilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet; archaictarry "we can't dilly-dally when there are critical decisions to be made" antonyms: hurry Origin early 17th century: reduplication of dally.
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posted on
06/16/2017 7:57:32 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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