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connoisseurship::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | vertu, virtu |
| Type of | appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste |
| Derivation | connoisseur |
Examples of connoisseurship
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Chinese connoisseurship of calligraphy has roots very different from graphology.
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They need, in fact, to learn the haughty connoisseurship of Sotheby's and Christie's.
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Dave Carter contemplates the next frontier in bison-meat connoisseurship.
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The very notion of connoisseurship may well have its origins in the ancient wine trade.
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The items in the show have been chosen with meticulous connoisseurship.
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Connoisseurship is a little like espionage in the world of diplomacy.
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For centuries art detectives had to rely mainly on connoisseurship.
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The result was a triumph of manic connoisseurship-the greatest private collection in Europe.
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Missing, too, is the musty odor of coterie and connoisseurship.
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- Virtu: love of or taste for fine objects of art
- A connoisseur (French traditional (pre-1835) spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connau00EEtre meaning "to be acquainted with" or "to know somebody/something.") is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts, cuisines, or an expert judge in matters of taste...
