amateurism
[ am-uh-choo-riz-uh m, -tyoo-, -chuh-, -tuh-, am-uh-tur-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈæm ə tʃʊˌrɪz əm, -tyʊ-, -tʃə-, -tə-, ˌæm əˈtɜr ɪz əm /
noun
the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance.
OTHER WORDS FROM amateurism
pseu·do·am·a·teur·ism, nounWords nearby amateurism
amate,
amaterasu,
amateur,
amateur night,
amateurish,
amateurism,
amathi,
amati,
amative,
amato,
amatol
Example sentences from the Web for amateurism
Thorpe was immediately defended around the world as a scapegoat to the elitist—and already hollow—code of amateurism.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story |Kate Buford |August 5, 2012 |DAILY BEASTBy 1982 the Olympic ideal of amateurism was as good as dead.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story |Kate Buford |August 5, 2012 |DAILY BEASTBut in every branch of politics and some departments of science it was an age of amateurism.
England and Germany |Emile Joseph DillonExclamation points must be used sparingly: a row of three or four of them at the end of a sentence is a sign of amateurism.
Short Story Writing |Charles Raymond Barrett