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- noun Plural form of
cognoscente .
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Examples
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But more important to opera cognoscenti is his superb voice.
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First, this is a reminder to all of us who try to communicate climate science to the general public - or even to the media elite and other opinion makers erroneously labeled the "cognoscenti" - not to take the most basic fact of climate science for granted.
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First, this is a reminder to all of us who try to communicate climate science to the general public - or even to the media elite and other opinion makers erroneously labeled the "cognoscenti" - not to take the most basic fact of climate science for granted.
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First, this is a reminder to all of us who try to communicate climate science to the general public - or even to the media elite and other opinion makers erroneously labeled the "cognoscenti" - not to take the most basic fact of climate science for granted.
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There is another point of view, to which I adhere, that says the cognoscenti are a much larger category of society than envisioned by the holders of bad news, that they are self-defining, not pre-defined by race, occupation, wealth, age, sex, or any other characteristic than their willingness to deliberately access information and process it responsibly.
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"cognoscenti" - elitist, agoraphobic, self-referential, intellectual narcissists with asthma and a tendency towards pasty skin and the use of words like "cognoscenti".
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As a member of this group of "cognoscenti" (those who are aware or have special knowledge), this (in the conservative individual's mind) automatically makes them one of the arbiters of law and morality for the "clueless" mass of humanity.
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Therefore, for those unaware of the nature of this programme, I’m A Tosser as it is known amongst the cognoscenti is a programme that – seemingly - every few weeks trawls the fetid bottom of the celebrity swamp.
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Therefore, for those unaware of the nature of this programme, I’m A Tosser as it is known amongst the cognoscenti is a programme that – seemingly - every few weeks trawls the fetid bottom of the celebrity swamp.
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So judged the leader of the 'cognoscenti', and, in accordance with his views, Elgin and Aberdeen are held up to ridicule in 'English
wenderful commented on the word cognoscenti
from Italian to mean literally "In the know"
people who are considered to be especially well-informed about a subject
the pleasant way to call someone a know-it-all!
April 19, 2009
manilamac commented on the word cognoscenti
The cognoscenti are the people who know about things. If my friends at Wordnik wish to be considered cognoscenti, they will come up with a definition for this word which has been queried 24 times.
July 19, 2009
manilamac commented on the word cognoscenti
The cognoscenti are the people who know about things. If my friends at Wordnik wish to be considered cognoscenti, they will come up with a definition for this word which has been queried 24 times.
July 19, 2009
chelster commented on the word cognoscenti
See the less-used singular, "cognoscente," for a definition.
June 14, 2010