I want to be an Aesthete

I want to be an aesthete,

And with the aesthetes stand;

A sunflower on my forehead,

And a lily in my hand.

["Puck," Oct. 5, 1881]

dilettante

[dil-i-tahnt, dil-i-tahnt, -tahn-tey, -tan-tee] 

 

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noun, plural dilettantes, dilettanti 

 [dil-i-tahn-tee] (Show IPA)

1.

a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely foramusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.

2.

a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art.

adjective

3.

of or relating to dilettantes.

Reference:

American Psychological Association (APA):

aesthete. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved January 23, 2016 from Dictionary.com websitehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aesthete

Chicago Manual Style (CMS):

aesthete. Dictionary.com. Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aesthete(accessed: January 23, 2016).

Modern Language Association (MLA):

"aesthete". Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 23 Jan. 2016. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aesthete

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

Dictionary.com "aesthete," in Online Etymology Dictionary. Source location: Douglas Harper, Historian.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aesthete. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com/. Accessed: January 23, 2016.

BibTeX Bibliography Style (BibTeX)

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    month = {Jan},
    day = {23},
    year = {2016},
    url = {http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aesthete},