cognoscente

co·gno·scen·te

 (kŏn′yə-shĕn′tē, kŏg′nə-)

n. pl. co·gno·scen·ti (-tē)

A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste; a connoisseur.

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[Obsolete Italian, from Latin cognōscēns, cognōscent-, present participle of cognōscere, to know; see cognition.]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cognoscente - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts connoisseur authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" aesthete, esthete - one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature wine lover - a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut

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Translations

expertznalec

знатокэксперт

expertkännare

cognoscente

n pl <cognoscenti> → Kenner m

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