Definitions for virtuosoˌvɜr tʃuˈoʊ soʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vir•tu•o•soˌvɜr tʃuˈoʊ soʊ(n.; adj.)(pl.)-sos, -si
(n.)a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.
a person who excels in musical technique or execution.
Category: Music and Dance
a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence.
Category: Fine Arts
(adj.)of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a virtuoso:
a virtuoso performance.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of virtuoso:
1610–20; < It: versed, skilled < LL virtuosusvirtuous
vir`tu•os′ic-ˈɒs ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz(noun)
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
virtuoso(adj)
a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)(adj)
having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
"a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"
Wiktionary
virtuoso(Noun)
A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style
virtuoso(Adjective)
Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso
Webster Dictionary
Virtuoso(noun)
one devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc
Virtuoso(noun)
a performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player
Translations for virtuoso
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
virtuoso(noun)
a person who knows a great deal about eg music, painting, especially a skilled performer
He's a virtuoso on the violin; (also adjective) a virtuoso pianist/performance.
- kunsliefhebberAfrikaans
- عازِف بارِع، مُتَذَوِّق للفَنArabic
- виртуоз/ноBulgarian
- virtuosoPortuguese (BR)
- virtuoz(ní)Czech
- der Virtuose/die Virtuosin, virtuosGerman
- virtuosDanish
- δεξιοτέχνηςGreek
- virtuosoSpanish
- virtuoosEstonian
- علامه؛ خبرهFarsi
- virtuoosiFinnish
- (de) virtuoseFrench
- וִירטוּאוֹז, אוֹמַן ה-Hebrew
- गुणीकलाकारHindi
- virtuozCroatian
- virtuózHungarian
- ahliIndonesian
- (tækni)snillingur; kunnáttumaðurIcelandic
- virtuosoItalian
- 巨匠Japanese
- 탁월한 기량의 소유자, 거장Korean
- virtuozasLithuanian
- virtuozsLatvian
- luar biasa hebatnyaMalay
- virtuoosDutch
- kunst-/musikkjenner; virtuosNorwegian
- wirtuozPolish
- علامه؛ خبرهPersian
- هنر خوښوونكى: هنر من، استاذ ( دموسيقي ): دهنر ذوق، هنري پوهنهPashto
- virtuosoPortuguese
- virtuozRomanian
- виртуозRussian
- virtuóz; virtuóznySlovak
- virtuoz; virtuozenSlovenian
- virtuozSerbian
- virtuosSwedish
- ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ โดยเฉพาะในด้านศิลปะและดนตรีThai
- virtüöz, üstatTurkish
- (音樂、繪畫或表演方面的)藝術大師Chinese (Trad.)
- віртуоз; віртуознийUkrainian
- فنون لطيفہ کا محققUrdu
- nghệ sĩ bậc thầyVietnamese
- 艺术大师，艺术品鉴赏家Chinese (Simp.)
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