Cognoscente

Pronunciation ,

• UK IPA: /kÉ’njəˈʃɛnteɪ/
• US IPA: /ËŒkÉ‘É¡.nəˈʃɛn.ti/, /ËŒkÉ‘n.jəˈʃɛn.ti/

Origin

Obsolete Italian cognoscente (now conoscente) from Latin cognoscere "to know"

Full definition of cognoscente

Noun

1. Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur.
• 1998, Marc J. Seifer, Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius Chapter 42, At night, as creative author, the cognoscente sketched out the first draft of his expanded autobiography.

Related terms

• cognition
• cognizance