Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. {Dilettanti}. [It., prop. p.
   pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to
   delight. See {Delight}, v. t.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

dilettante
     adj : showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his
           dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn: {dilettantish},
            {dilettanteish}, {sciolistic}]
     [also: {dilettanti} (pl)]

dilettante
     n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious
         intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dabbler},
          {sciolist}]
     [also: {dilettanti} (pl)]