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cognoscente

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cognoscente

1 a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts

  • a cognoscente of medieval painting
Synonyms of cognoscente

connoisseur, dilettante
Words Related to cognoscente

adept, authority, expert, maestro, master, past master, scholar, virtuoso

critic, reviewer

amateur, dabbler

collector

specialist

aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan
Near Antonyms of cognoscente

groundling, lowbrow, materialist, philistine

2 a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

  • cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff
Synonyms of cognoscente

ace, adept, artist, authority, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], expert, fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, virtuoso, whiz, wizard
Words Related to cognoscente

pro, professional

consultant, hired gun, specialist

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan

craftsman, journeyman

all-rounder [British], jack-of-all-trades, Renaissance man

mistress
Near Antonyms of cognoscente

apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice

dabbler, dilettante

layman, nonprofessional
Antonyms of cognoscente

amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

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