Connoisseurship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or act of being a connoisseur. countable, uncountable

    "Reluctantly Bradly unrolled the canvas, which the trooper took from him to hold at arm's length, shutting one eye and crocking his neck sideways in a severe exercise of connoisseurship. Not satisfied with that system of inspecting a view, he had Cooley hold it against a biscuit tin, which required Cooley to cock an eye sideways to inspect it."

  2. 2
    love of or taste for fine objects of art wordnet

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aestheticsappreciationdelicacydiscriminationepicureanismexpertise

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"He had a weak point --this Fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine."

Etymology

From connoisseur + -ship.

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