amateurshipn.
/ˈamətəʃɪp/, /ˈamətʃəʃɪp/, /ˌaməˈtəːʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈæmədərˌʃɪp/, /ˈæməˌtərˌʃɪp/, /ˈæməˌtʃərˌʃɪp/, /ˈæməˌt(j)ʊrˌʃɪp/, /ˈæməˌtʃʊrˌʃɪp/, /ˌæməˈtərˌʃɪp/, /ˌæməˈtʃərˌʃɪp/, /ˌæməˈt(j)ʊrˌʃɪp/, /ˌæməˈtʃʊrˌʃɪp/ The quality or condition of an amateur; spec. (in early use) the quality of being fond of or having a liking for something; (now usually) the quality or practice of taking part in a particular activity purely for pleasure or interest rather than as a professional.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] > dilettantism
dilettantism1808
amateurship1812
dilettanteship1835
dabbling1856
the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] > enthusiasm (for something)
passion1638
amateurship1812
love affair1953
the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > bad or rough workmanship > unprofessionalism
amateurship1812
amateurism1824
amateurishness1846
unprofessionalism1893
1812 Eclectic Rev. Apr. 363 Between this Turkish mode of amateurship [sc. their appreciation of the Parthenon marbles], and the intriguing hostility of the French, it appears a piece of wonderful good fortune that so many got fairly out of the country.
1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) iii. v. 100 Napoleon III indulged in..a dangerous kind of amateurship. He had a taste for amateur generalship.
1901 Internat. Monthly 3 316 Fervent amateurship finds itself in sharp antagonism to the exactions of the expert.
1971 R. H. Bremner Children & Youth in Amer. II. 1110/2 The Coming Commonwealth must radically do away with all and any form of quackery and amateurship, in educational matters especially.
2004 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 21 Aug. 44 Only eight British competitors made the trip, and (in those days of strictly enforced amateurship) they had to do so out of their own pocket.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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