connaisseur
connaisseur noun: a specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
Noun
connaisseur (plural connaisseurs)
- A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- The gallery of Prince Valsavoja contains about 100 pictures several of which deserve the attention of the artist and connaisseur.1847, L. Piale (publisher), Guide to Naples and Sicily, Part I: Naples, page 42
- They pass their Sundays agreeably, in complete repose: seated outside their doors, dressed in the best clothes, and displaying, with serene satisfaction, the many rings, pendants, and huge earrings of rare beauty, inherited for many past generations, and which possess an individual character that...1890, Hamilton Aïdé, “Manners and Customs of Sicily in 1890” in James Knowles, editor, The Nineteenth Century: a monthly review (July–December 1890), page 579
- Synonyms:
- connoisseur
Examples of connaisseur in a sentence
- Albert Igoin, a Spinoza reader and connaisseur of long date, is particularly appreciated.1994, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Gideon Segal, editors, Spinoza on Knowledge and the Human Mind: Papers Presented at the Second Jerusalem Conference...
- But it needed a connaisseur of Roman law, namely Wolfgang Ernst, Bonn/Cambridge, to remind me that justum facere is the common root of Recht-Fertigung and justification.2004, Arthur Hartkamp, Carla Joustra, Towards a European Civil Code: Third Fully Revised and Expanded Edition, Kluwer Law International...
Synonyms of connaisseur
Forms of connaisseur
| plural | connaisseurs |
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Origin of connaisseur
Either a borrowing of the French connaisseur (literally “knower, one who knows”) or an updating of the earlier borrowing, connoisseur, to bring it into line with modern French orthography.
Questions about connaisseur
- What does connaisseur mean?
- Connaisseur means a specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- How do you use connaisseur in a sentence?
- Albert Igoin, a Spinoza reader and connaisseur of long date, is particularly appreciated.
- What part of speech is connaisseur?
- Connaisseur is a noun.
- What is the plural of connaisseur?
- The plural of connaisseur is connaisseurs.
Words near connaisseur in the dictionary
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