Question

Against the given word, there are some alternatives, one of which is either similar in meaning (synonym) or opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word. Find out which of the given alternatives is either a synonym or an antonym of the word.
DILETTANTE
A. Professional
B. Tidy
C. Stupid
D. Rapid

Answer 1

Hint:To know the answer to this question, we must understand the meaning of given options.
Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word ‘antonym’ are the words ‘anti’ meaning ‘against’ or ‘opposite’ and ‘onym’ meaning name. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the word Dilettante is a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as arts without any commitment or knowledge i.e. an amateur.

Option A) Professional – This option is correct because a PROFESSIONAL is a person who is engaged in a specific activity as his paid occupation rather than as an amateur.
Thus, PROFESSIONAL is the antonym of DILETTANTE.

Option B) Tidy – This option is not correct because the meaning of Tidy is clean and neat. It is neither an Antonym nor a synonym of the given word Dilettante. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option C) Stupid - This option is not correct because the meaning of Stupid is lacking intelligence. It is neither an Antonym nor a synonym of the given word Dilettante. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D) Rapid - This option is not correct because the meaning of Rapid is quick and fast. It is neither an Antonym nor synonym of the given word Dilettante. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of Dilettante are professional, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of Dilettante is amateur, unconcern. Thus, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.