What does virtuoso mean?

Definitions for virtuoso
ˌvɜr tʃuˈoʊ soʊvir·tu·oso

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiznoun

    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

  2. virtuosoadjective

    a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry

  3. consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)adjective

    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

  1. virtuosonoun

    A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style

  2. virtuosoadjective

    Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso

Wikipedia

  1. Virtuoso

    A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso [virˈtwoːzo] or [virtuˈoːso], "virtuous", Late Latin virtuosus, Latin virtus, "virtue", "excellence" or "skill") is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition.

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  1. virtuoso

    A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability or skill in a particular field, often related to the arts such as music or painting. This person typically has a comprehensive knowledge of their craft and is able to display superior execution or performance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Virtuosonoun

    one devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc

  2. Virtuosonoun

    a performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player

  3. Etymology: [It. See Virtuous.]

Wikidata

  1. Virtuoso

    A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument. The plural form is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation, virtuosos, and the feminine form sometimes used is virtuosa. Virtuosi are often musical composers as well. During the age of Baroque music many composers were also virtuosi on their respective instruments.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VIRTUOSO

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Virtuoso is ranked #135593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Virtuoso surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Virtuoso.

    96.7% or 120 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of virtuoso in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of virtuoso in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of virtuoso in a Sentence

  1. Mitch McConnell:

    I think any doubts anybody might have had been dispelled by his virtuoso performance before the The Judiciary Committee.

  2. Nancy Pelosi:

    That became very important to me, that there would be a woman at the table where these decisions are negotiated. And I consider Nancy Pelosi a legislative virtuoso, i say this because I want women to take pride in what they are... and not( be) viewed as running away from a fight.

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