connoisseurship

[kon-uh-sur-ship, -soor-]

noun

1. the fact or state of being a connoisseur, a person who is especially competent to make discerning judgments in the fine arts or, often, in some other field; critical expertise, or the qualities of a connoisseur generally.

   Private galleries were a way for collectors to show off their education, taste, and connoisseurship.

   Fine tea defines a sense of culture, marks a ritual, and offers a sense of connoisseurship.

Word History and Origins

Origin of connoisseurship¹

connoisseur ( def. ) + -ship ( def. )

Example Sentences

The company, which started 15 years ago, has been described as "elevating toy buying to an act of trendy connoisseurship" and praised for embracing non-traditional designs, which have made them a hit with collectors.

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We learn that this figurative formula accommodated an unusual range of proportions, emotions and body language, encouraging a kind of elemental connoisseurship.

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But it would take a degree of nerve, a love of visual impact and a reinvention of connoisseurship that few museums seem able to accommodate these days.

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“It does require great knowledge, photographic memory and ability to understand, connoisseurship to identify and group them by author,” said Sean Hemingway, the current lead curator of Greek and Roman art at the Met.

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Ms. Kwai said that she thought connoisseurship has increased strikingly over the last 30 years among Asian buyers.

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