All 4 Uses of
connoisseur
in
War and Peace
- She no longer sang as a child, there was no longer in her singing that comical, childish, painstaking effect that had been in it before; but she did not yet sing well, as all the connoisseurs who heard her said: "It is not trained, but it is a beautiful voice that must be trained."†
Chpt 4
- While that untrained voice, with its incorrect breathing and labored transitions, was sounding, even the connoisseurs said nothing, but only delighted in it and wished to hear it again.†
Chpt 4 *
- At supper after the opera he described to Dolokhov with the air of a connoisseur the attractions of her arms, shoulders, feet, and hair and expressed his intention of making love to her.†
Chpt 8
- Connoisseurs of such matters declared that rarely had so many beautiful women been assembled in one place.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(connoisseur) an expert who appreciates the fine points of one of the arts -- especially fine cuisine