Definitions for virtuosityˌvɜr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vir•tu•os•i•tyˌvɜr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)

  1. the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso.

  2. a fondness for or interest in virtu.

Origin of virtuosity:

1665–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. virtuosity(noun)

    technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

Wiktionary

  1. virtuosity(Noun)

    the technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso

  2. Origin: ; the terminal -o drops out.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Virtuosity(noun)

    the quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or aesthetic cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism

  2. Virtuosity(noun)

    virtuosos, collectively

  3. Virtuosity(noun)

    an art or study affected by virtuosos


Translations for virtuosity

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

virtuosity(noun)

great skill in one of the fine arts

I am impressed by the virtuosity of that musician.

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