cognoscente vs esthete

cognoscente and esthete both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cognoscente	Yes	No	No	No
esthete	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, esthete is a hyponym of cognoscente; that is, esthete is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cognoscente:

cognoscente: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
esthete: one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

Other hyponyms of cognoscente include aesthete, wine lover.

cognoscente (noun)	esthete (noun)
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts	one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature