As a noun amateur
is .
As an adjective philosophical is
of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
amateur Noun
( en noun)
A lover (of) something.
* 2006 , John Hailman, Thomas Jefferson on Wine , University of Mississippi 2006, p. x:
- he conducted extensive correspondence on wines with European suppliers, employing a wine vocabulary familiar to any modern amateur of wines.
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
- She is an accomplished amateur woodworker.
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
- The entire thing was built by some amateurs with screwdrivers and plywood.
Derived terms
* radio amateur
Synonyms
* dilettante
* bungler
Adjective
( en adjective)
Non-professional.
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
- amateur sports
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
- Duct tape is a sure sign of amateur workmanship.
Derived terms
* amateur hour
* amateur night
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philosophical English
Alternative forms
* philosophicall (obsolete)
* phylosophical (nonstandard)
* phylosophicall (obsolete)
Adjective
( en adjective)
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
* 1846 , , "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine ,
- His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
Detached, calm, stoic.
* 1911 , , "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
- She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.
Antonyms
* nonphilosophical
Synonyms
* philosophic
Derived terms
* philosophically
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