Meaning & use
cognoscenti
People who are especially well informed about a particular subject, especially the arts or fashion.
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The gallery opening drew the art cognoscenti from across the city.
Among wine cognoscenti, the small vineyard's vintage was already legendary.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Italian and always plural; used almost exclusively for insiders in cultural or aesthetic fields, not technical experts.
Words with a similar meaning
connoisseursexperts
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Words with an opposite meaning
novices
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