Definition of cognoscente Cognoscente

We found 6 definitions of cognoscente from 6 different sources.

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What does cognoscente mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

cognoscente - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
  connoisseur
  authority official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
  aesthete, esthete one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cognoscente (n.)
    A connoisseur.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cognoscente
    A person with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cognoscente
    ko-nyo-shent′e, n. one professing a critical knowledge of works of art, and of a somewhat more pretentious character than amateurs:—pl. Cognoscenti (ko-nyo-shent′ē). [It.,—L. cognoscĕre.]

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