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.

Words nearby cognoscenti

cognizable, cognizance, cognizant, cognize, cognomen, cognoscenti, cognoscible, cognoscitive, cognovit, cogon, cogswell chair

Also conoscenti.

Origin of cognoscenti

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

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Examples from the Web for cognoscenti

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
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
On a Broadway first night a wooer of fame may win it from the ticket buyers over the heads of the cognoscenti.
Rolling Stones|O. Henry
It was but lately that I dined with a group of the Cognoscenti.
Chimney-Pot Papers|Charles S. Brooks

Little did he imagine what the cognoscenti of the twentieth century would think of it.
George Cruikshank|W. H. Chesson
This gave time to the cognoscenti to remark her costume, which was ravishing, and to try to see her feet; but they were too small.
The Young Duke|Benjamin Disraeli

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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cognoscenti

plural noun, singular co·gno·scen·te [kon-yuh-tee, kog-nuh-] /ˌkɒn yə ti, ˌkɒg nə-/.

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British Dictionary definitions for cognoscenti

conoscenti

pl n singular -te (-tiː)

Word Origin for cognoscenti