Posted on 09/20/2002 5:03:43 AM PDT by 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....
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
havent you ever heard of a motel?
nope, that would be Bob's Aunt Sadie....
For the rest of the class, here is some show and tell:
Here are a couple of pictures of these geniuses. They look like future Nobel prize winners, don't they?
Here's another picture of them, but you can't see them very well under all the pissed-off Royals players who are beating the crap out of them until security clears them out: 
Though the dems label Bush "dilettante"
He's a tough man, not easy to daunt
When it comes to Iraq
George is on the right track
And from Congress, he'll get what he'll want
[No skool 2day!]
the clinton administration was riddled with dilettantes at truthtelling . SO which one is lying???
For all the chicks--
THE GEOGRAPHY OF A WOMAN
Between 18 and 20, a woman is like Africa, half discovered, half wild, naturally beautiful with fertile deltas.
Between 21 and 30, a woman is like America, well developed and open to trade especially for someone with cash.
Between 31 and 35, she is like India, very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty.
Between 36 and 40, a woman is like France. Gently aging but still a warm and a desirable place to visit.
Between 41 and 50, she is like Yugoslavia, lost the war - haunted by past mistakes.
Massive reconstruction is now necessary.
Between 51 and 60, she is like Russia, very wide and borders are unpatrolled. The frigid climate keeps people away.
Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Mongolia, with a glorious and all conquering past but alas, no future.
After 70, they become Afghanistan. Most everyone knows where it is, but no one wants to go there.
THE GEOGRAPHY OF A MAN
Between 15 and 70, a man is like Iraq - ruled by a d!ck.
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