Incognoscenti
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ignorant or uncultured people. plural, plural-only
"Some incognoscenti grumped when they couldn't find the word in their dictionaries, but there it is in the with-it fourth American Heritage: A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development..."
Example
More examples"Some incognoscenti grumped when they couldn't find the word in their dictionaries, but there it is in the with-it fourth American Heritage: A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development..."
Etymology
As an opposite to cognoscenti.
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