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

[SeaDragon]

Hah!!!!!

[RikaStrom]

LOL, well I am just killing time until I need to go primp for the wedding. :-)

[RikaStrom]

Hah!!!!

Why Sea, whatever do you mean??

ROFLOL

[SeaDragon]

Poor thing.

Such is life with children........

[xsmommy]

hey, i should by all rights be on life support even as we speak. i never recuperated from the hellish NONsleep on the floor on the brownie campout last weekend. and i had all those 4:30 AM wake ups since. i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO thrilled to be able to go to bed and sleep til i am DONE SLEEPING for a change.

[xsmommy]

is it time for bed yet? ; )

[SeaDragon]

Why Sea, whatever do you mean??

LOL

You know very well what I mean.

[xsmommy]

i don't, who is fickle in this class>?

[SeaDragon]

LOL

You might want to go to bed early tonight. Maybe have a couple of drinks first.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Finkle?

[xsmommy]

dang robt, why did you have to show, we were about to dish dirt here!; )

[SeaDragon]

i don't, who is fickle in this class>?

Oh please............

The croqs flittering about. Never knowing which coquette they want to play with.

[xsmommy]

oh them? who needs 'em!

[xsmommy]

rika, have fun at the wedding; sea, take it easy, maybe i will see you later; robt, go make dinner for V. et al.

i am going to get rid of xsbrownie now...; )

[SeaDragon]

They need to be needed............

[RikaStrom]

Well apparently not a particular sharkette in a certain aquarium! LOL

[SeaDragon]

Well apparently not a particular sharkette in a certain aquarium! LOL

There is a sharkette in the pond?

[RikaStrom]

LOL, yeah. You know, that one that just had 3 sharklets.

[SeaDragon]

LOL, yeah. You know, that one that just had 3 sharklets.

Just had or has.........

:-)

[RikaStrom]

Dunno, but she didn't need a shark-croq to get them! LOL