Connoisseur vs Contention - What's the difference?
connoisseur | contention |
A specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste
* 1883 ,
struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
(computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
As nouns the difference between connoisseur and contention
is that connoisseur is a specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued; especially in one of the fine arts, or in a matter of taste while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.connoisseur
English
Alternative forms
* connaisseurNoun
(wikipedia connoisseur) (en noun)- This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur , lingering on the taste...
Synonyms
* cognoscentecontention
English
(wikipedia contention)Noun
(en noun)- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.