But more important to opera cognoscenti is his superb voice. From Wordnik.com. [The King of the Lyric Basses] Reference
"cognoscenti" - elitist, agoraphobic, self-referential, intellectual narcissists with asthma and a tendency towards pasty skin and the use of words like "cognoscenti". From Wordnik.com. [truckeratlas Diary Entry] Reference
So judged the leader of the 'cognoscenti', and, in accordance with his views, Elgin and Aberdeen are held up to ridicule in 'English. From Wordnik.com. [Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1] Reference
I'd add to that the Italian opera tradition, which was never an elitist affair: Google the term "cognoscenti" to get an idea of what I mean. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
It has cognoscenti eco badge-value, like a hybrid. From Wordnik.com. [Full-On Lesbian Jetta-fication: Brett Berk] Reference
"You don't want to draw the frowns of the cognoscenti.". From Wordnik.com. ['Fall of Giants'] Reference
For the cognoscenti, this is the most spectacular women's event. From Wordnik.com. [Uneven Bars] Reference
The word among the cognoscenti is that it's a lock for Best Picture. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Rosen: Movies Are ??? Than Ever] Reference
Before long, the political and cultural cognoscenti joined in the fun. From Wordnik.com. [The Man in the Irony Mask] Reference
It's not hard to understand Paul's appeal to the internet cognoscenti. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarians Read, Right? Then Read This] Reference
He thought you were one of the cognoscenti or else had been sent as a spy. From Wordnik.com. [My Bones Will Keep]
"Is this something that everyone in the cognoscenti agrees," asks Matthews?. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
Maddeningly, I am not credited; my acting debut goes largely unnoticed by the cognoscenti. From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: A Happy Medium] Reference
Malamud is perhaps best known among Internet cognoscenti for popularizing audio on the Net. From Wordnik.com. [The Man With Ideas] Reference
Wednesday and Thursday is the choice of the cognoscenti, one of whom is my twinkly-eyed friend. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Haimoff: Queens, Booze and Show Tunes: The Secret New York Alternative to the Broadway Musical] Reference
Art will make a detour from the realm of the cultural cognoscenti to the world of karaoke on Nov. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Art: It's All About L.A.] Reference
Despite these protections we, or at least our cognoscenti, worry more than ever about our welfare. From Wordnik.com. [License To Shop] Reference
The current lemming-like stampede of cognoscenti and celebs to this mini-bazaar is a cultural phenomenon. From Wordnik.com. [Screw the $1,000 Peasant Blouse! Cognoscenti Get $20 Caftans in L.A.] Reference
Some computer cognoscenti might chuckle at Prodigy's woes, but they're not happy to see the giant Rounder. From Wordnik.com. [A Screenful Of Venom] Reference
Many of the characters seem to be based on real people who will be recognizable to the social cognoscenti. From Wordnik.com. [Sympathy for the Defense] Reference
"They're playing to the cognoscenti, and the jokes are designed to make you think more about the stories.". From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Kluger: Laughter and the '08 Campaign] Reference
Political cognoscenti in Wisconsin expect millions of dollars to be spent on ads in the Butler-Gableman contest. From Wordnik.com. [Judgment Day in Wisconsin] Reference
And the cognoscenti easily ignore Tibet - the largest area colonized and occupied by a foreign power since WWII. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
A year ago only a handful of computer cognoscenti had heard of Netscape's Marc Andreessen or Sun Microsystems 'James Gosling. From Wordnik.com. [The Net 50] Reference
And then, just this week, the Guardian cited a new report to confirm a fear that had repeatedly been dismissed by the cognoscenti. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: In the Age of the Superbugs: What is the Remedy?] Reference
We would have sent him over to the Capitol, but given the dearth of the political cognoscenti there, the halls are simply to echoey (ph). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2005] Reference
And the effect it does have among all these freshmen cognoscenti (he said with the smug air of a sophomore) is merely to muddy the waters. From Wordnik.com. [Chip Collis: Inside Baseball] Reference
MS. RIVLIN: It is PL-480 for the cognoscenti of food aid, but it is not the main food for humanitarian purposes which I believe is Title I. From Wordnik.com. [Panetta Rivlin Et Al Briefing On Budget Bill] Reference
His argument, according to cognoscenti, goes like this: higher stock prices have raised consumer spending so high that it is putting inflationary pressures on the economy. From Wordnik.com. [... And Into The Unknown] Reference
Hokey as it looks to computer cognoscenti, Bob does such a smooth job of laying a nonthreatening environment on top of Windows and DOS that it doesn't even come with a manual. From Wordnik.com. [Let Bob Show You Around] Reference
The cognoscenti are liberally using macabre phrases such as "deflationary death spiral" and "Armageddon cometh" in their prognoses for the future of the United States economy. From Wordnik.com. [Armageddon Has Not Cometh] Reference
It's a celebration of the album that got her beatified by the rock cognoscenti — and also set her up for a reversal of fortune when her most ardent fans revolted against her. From Wordnik.com. [Return From Exile] Reference
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