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Connoisseur vs. Dilettantism

Difference Between Connoisseur and Dilettantism

Connoisseur

A connoisseur (French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connaître meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator of cuisines, fine wines, and other gourmet products; or who is an expert judge in matters of taste. In many areas, the term now has an air of pretension, and may be used in a partly ironic sense.
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Dilettantism

One who dabbles in an art or a field of knowledge.
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Connoisseur

an expert judge in matters of taste
a connoisseur of music
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Dilettantism

(Archaic) A lover of the fine arts.
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Connoisseur

A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts.
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Dilettantism

Superficial; amateurish.
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Connoisseur

A person of informed and discriminating taste
a connoisseur of fine wines.
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Dilettantism

The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.
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Connoisseur

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
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Dilettantism

Same as Dilettanteism.
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Connoisseur

One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine arts.
The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the dilettant, who only "thinks he knows."
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Connoisseur

an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
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