What does amateurish mean?

amateurish means "lacking professional skill or expertise".

How many syllables are in amateurish?

amateurish has 4 syllables: am-a-teu-rish. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæməˌtʃɝɪʃ/.

What is another word for amateurish?

Close synonyms include amateur, inexpert, unskilled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amateurish a common word?

amateurish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

amateurish — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking professional skill or expertise
“a very amateurish job”
“inexpert but conscientious efforts”
“an unskilled painting”
Synonymsamateur inexpert unskilled
Similarunprofessional

Questions about amateurish

What does amateurish mean?: amateurish means "lacking professional skill or expertise".
How many syllables are in amateurish?: amateurish has 4 syllables: am-a-teu-rish. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæməˌtʃɝɪʃ/.
What is another word for amateurish?: Close synonyms include amateur, inexpert, unskilled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is amateurish a common word?: amateurish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for amateurish come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking professional skill or expertise
“a very amateurish job”
“inexpert but conscientious efforts”
“an unskilled painting”
Synonymsamateur inexpert unskilled
Similarunprofessional

Questions about amateurish

What does amateurish mean?: amateurish means "lacking professional skill or expertise".
How many syllables are in amateurish?: amateurish has 4 syllables: am-a-teu-rish. The stress falls on "am". In IPA it is /ˈæməˌtʃɝɪʃ/.
What is another word for amateurish?: Close synonyms include amateur, inexpert, unskilled. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is amateurish a common word?: amateurish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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