Word For The Day, Friday, 9/20/02

The Verbivores | 9/20/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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dilettante \DIL-uh-tahnt; dil-uh-TAHNT; dil-uh-TAHN-tee; -TANT; TAN-tee\, noun; :
dilettantes, also dilettanti \-TAHN-tee; -TAN-\; plural
dilettante, dilettantish; adjective
dilettantism; noun

1. An admirer or lover of the fine arts.
2. An amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge sporadically, superficially, or for amusement only.
3. Of or characteristic of a dilettante; amateurish
4. 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.

At first his colleagues tended to dismiss this witty young dilettante poet as a scientific lightweight, even if he was an agreeable addition to their dinner table.
--"Dr Alex Comfort," Times (London), March 28, 2000

Etymology: Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare. Date: 1748

[xsmommy]

just in case, let's rachet it up a notch.... ; )

[hobbes1]

Max Said you guys should just have some Soup.

It reportedly gives one quite a glow....

[SCalGal]

I did the nail thing last week, and the hair two days ago. Today, I am hoping for the arrival of kitchen cabinets.

Having cabinets in the kitchen will lift my spirits considerably.

[hobbes1]

I did the nail thing last week

Hmmmm....And did getting nailed last week, have anything o do with the arrival of said cabinets?

[maxwell]

MAXIE DON'T CRY! Except when somebody drinks the last of the tequila.

Okay here chicks, this is in token of my extreme and utter kneeful penitence for my blatant insensitive chauvinistic commentation above--

Maxie get a headpat now? [wags tail]

[SCalGal]

LOL, I wish! Then I could've had cabinets last week, and everything could've been put away!

[xsmommy]

i LOVE flowers!!! the heck with the lovepat, you can have a full blown beating if that is what you were looking for ; )

[SCalGal]

Oh, very nice!

Pat, pat, pat.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Interesting recipe Hobbes...... I especially noted the "soaking for a week to make it soft part".....a week?.............

[hobbes1]

i LOVE flowers!!! the heck with the lovepat, you can have a full blown beating

Nope just a response in kind, for the roses, tulips, on the organ would be nice.

[hobbes1]

It obviously stay7s hard for a very long time eh? ; )

[xsmommy]

but darling, maxie is the one that gave the flowers, he can ask for his OWN reward....

[hobbes1]

We should all be rewarded....I gave you a lovely soup recipe.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

apparently............

[xsmommy]

hm

[hobbes1]

Got a week to find out? ...LOL

[VRWCmember]

It must be Friday around here.

Check it out: the idiots at PETA are at it again - protesting the cruel dairy industry with their got beer? parody ads in college newspapers.

[hobbes1]

I've heard that consumption of said soup, leaves on positively....glowing.

[xsmommy]

take your word for it.

[VRWCmember]

We should all be rewarded....

or Spanked!