cognoscenti

[ kon-yuh-shen-tee, kog-nuh- ]

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plural noun,singular co·gno·scen·te

[kon-yuh-tee, kog-nuh-]. /ˌkɒn yə ti, ˌkɒg nə-/.

persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, especially in the fine arts, literature, and world of fashion.

Origin of cognoscenti

1770–80; <Italian, Latinized variant of conoscente (present participle of conoscere to know) < L. See cognition, -ent

Also conoscenti.

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How to use cognoscenti in a sentence

The saying is also inextricably linked to actress Uma Thurman, the cognoscente of cinematic revenge.
Uma Thurman on ‘Nymphomaniac,’ Lars von Trier’s Alleged Misogyny, and Women’s Sexual Double-Standard | Marlow Stern | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Saint Thomas says, Omnes cognitio fit secundum similitudinem cogniti in cognoscente.
Criminal Psychology | Hans Gross
Upon asking how he had been taught the art of a cognoscente so suddenly, he assured me that nothing was more easy.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell

British Dictionary definitions for cognoscenti

cognoscenti

conoscenti

/ (ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ, ˌkɒɡnəʊ-) /

pl nsingular -te (-tiː)

(sometimes singular) people with informed appreciation of a particular field, esp in the fine arts; connoisseurs

Origin of cognoscenti

C18: from obsolete Italian (modern conoscente), from Latin cognōscere to know, learn about

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