cognoscenti

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

/ ˌkɒn yəˈʃɛn ti, ˌkɒg nə- /

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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.

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Also conoscenti.

Origin of cognoscenti

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

Words nearby cognoscenti

cognizable, cognizance, cognizant, cognize, cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon, cog railway

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How to use cognoscenti in a sentence

The backlash from the dance music critics and cognoscenti has been neck-snapping.
Daft Punk Goes Back to the Future With ‘Random Access Memories’|Tricia Romano|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most financial cognoscenti know that the current issue is Europe, as do many who write and speak about such things.
Don’t Blame Obama for Market Turmoil|Zachary Karabell|September 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His works were passed over as beneath the notice of the cognoscenti.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
Amazed at the national glory, she had never asked this sacrifice of French cognoscenti.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various

And at last she wrote her absent lover a missive that has been numbered by cognoscenti among the great love letters of the ages.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
By her side was the guitar on which she had been practising the airs that were to ravish the ears of the cognoscenti.
Zicci, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
This is my taste; if I am wrong, I beg pardon of the cognoscenti.
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence.|Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for cognoscenti

cognoscenti

conoscenti

/ (ˌkɒnjəʊˈʃɛntɪ, ˌkɒɡnəʊ-) /

pl n singular -te (-tiː)

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

Word Origin for cognoscenti

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

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