Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

connoisseurship

/ˌkɑnəˈsɝˌʃɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: con-nois-seur-ship
IPA: /ˌkɑnəˈsɝˌʃɪp/

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or act of being a connoisseur.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"In an economy where niche markets multiply as rapidly as Internet spam, the capacity for new, competitive connoisseurship is endless. Is that bread artisanal and part of the slow-food movement?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English connoisseur Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English connoisseurship From connoisseur + -ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

connoisseurships (plural)

Synonyms

virtu vertu

Questions

How do you pronounce connoisseurship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑnəˈsɝˌʃɪp/.
What does connoisseurship mean?: The state or act of being a connoisseur.
Where does connoisseurship come from?: Etymology tree English connoisseur Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English connoisseurship From connoisseur + -ship.

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