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cognoscente

UK/kɒnjəˈʃɛnti//ˌkɑɡnəˈʃɛnti/

cognoscente noun: someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.

Noun

cognoscente (plural cognoscenti)

  1. (in plural, often) Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.
    • He is the painter who has been held to combine the most complete grace of form with sublimity of expression. Such at least I have gathered to be the opinion of cognoscenti.1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XX, in Middlemarch […], volume II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book II
    • He was a brilliant cosmopolite and a cognoscente of high rank; but, after all, he was of the same race and blood and instinct as this people.1904 November, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], Cabbages and Kings, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co.
    Antonyms:
    novice

cognoscente meaning in Persian

cognoscente in Persian

someone possessing specialized knowledge in a particular field
اهل فن ahl-e fan

Synonyms of cognoscente

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of cognoscente

Forms of cognoscente

pluralcognoscenti
alternative form (rare)conoscente

Origin of cognoscente

From obsolete Italian cognoscente (modern Italian conoscente) from Latin cognōscere (“to know”).

Questions about cognoscente

What does cognoscente mean?
Cognoscente means someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.
What is cognoscente in Persian?
Cognoscente in Persian is اهل فن (ahl-e fan). See Cognoscente meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is cognoscente?
Cognoscente is a noun.
How do you pronounce cognoscente?
Cognoscente is pronounced /kɒnjəˈʃɛnti/ (UK).
What is the plural of cognoscente?
The plural of cognoscente is cognoscenti.

Words near cognoscente in the dictionary

  1. Cognos
  2. cognosce
  3. cognosced
  4. cognoscence
  5. cognoscent
  6. cognoscente
  7. cognoscenti
  8. cognosces
  9. cognoscibility
  10. cognoscible
  11. cognoscing

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