dilettante
1650–60; < French < Italian dilettante, dilettevole pleasurable, agreeable < Latin dēlectare to please/ˈdilettante/ or /ˌdɪləˈtænt/
He was a mere dabbler in astronomy.
She was a serious artist, not a mere dabbler.
He was a competent chess player, though only a dabbler compared to the experts.
/ˌdɪləˈtænt/
a dilettantish approach to science
/ˈdilettante/ or /ˌdɪləˈtænt/
an exhibition by local dilettantes