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virtuoso

noun

vir·​tu·​o·​so ˌvər-chü-ˈō-(ˌ)sō How to pronounce virtuoso (audio)
-(ˌ)zō
plural virtuosos or virtuosi ˌvər-chü-ˈō-(ˌ)sē How to pronounce virtuoso (audio)
-(ˌ)zē
1
: one who excels in the technique of an art
Hailed far and wide as a virtuoso, perhaps the greatest glass artist of the 20th century … Jon Krakauer
especially : a highly skilled musical performer
a piano/violin virtuoso
a jazz virtuoso
But the heart of the program was Beethoven, the Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59, No. 2, "Razoumovsky." This is where the modern string quartet begins, quartets that became the property of virtuosos instead of amateurs … Ken Keaton
2
: a person who has exceptional skill, expertise, or talent at some endeavor
… instances in which young computer virtuosos occasionally cross the legal boundaries of remote computer systems. Scott Mace
Although hockey has been more team-oriented than any other major sport, through the years there have been virtuosos who packed the houses. Stan Fischler
3
: a person interested in the pursuit of knowledge in some specialized field and especially in the arts and sciences
[Samuel] Pepys was a characteristic product of his day, a virtuoso, a man sympathetic to every new trend in science and scholarship. William Matthews
4
: a person interested in or having a taste for the fine arts
In the eighteenth century, rich "virtuosos" like Richard Payne Knight and his friend Charles Townley assembled vast collections of everything from Roman sculpture to skewered beetles … Walter Kendrick
virtuoso adjective
a virtuoso cellist
virtuoso performances
Canto LXXX … provides a particularly virtuoso example of the poet's ear for dialects and languages. Richard Sieburth

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English speakers borrowed the Italian noun virtuoso in the 1600s, but the Italian word had a former life as an adjective meaning both "virtuous" and "skilled." The first virtuosos (the English word can be pluralized as either virtuosos or, in the image of its Italian forbear, as virtuosi) were individuals of substantial knowledge and learning ("great wits," to quote one 17th-century clergyman). The word was then transferred to those skilled in the arts and to skilled musicians, specifically. In time, English speakers broadened virtuoso to apply to a person adept in any pursuit.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He's a real virtuoso in the kitchen.
Recent Examples on the Web And for one virtuoso pianist, his growing venture is sharing music with schools that have slim resources for the arts. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2022 The castrato who created the part of Ariodante was a virtuoso, and Handel took advantage of that skill with several astonishing arias. Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 But casual talk, even when performed by a virtuoso, is ultimately ephemeral. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 His opponent in the fourth round was Pete Sampras, his idol, a serve-and-volley virtuoso and holder of seven Wimbledon singles titles. Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 Mozart’s clarinet works — the Concerto and Quintet chief among them — all owe their genesis to Anton Stadler, a clarinet virtuoso whose friendship with Mozart proved especially fortuitous. Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 Lamar is known as a virtuoso who constantly pushes musical and artistic boundaries with his projects. Wilson Wong, NBC News, 13 May 2022 With virtuoso guitarist Reeves Gabrels and, surprisingly, a rhythm section featuring the two sons of comedian Soupy Sales, Bowie formed Tin Machine as sort of a necessary course correction after the blandness of his mid-‘80s albums. Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 June 2022 And the Brembo brakes are a breeze to finesse and modulate; feeding on power and trimming it off over and over in an effortless rhythm that will make a run-of-the-mill driver feel like a virtuoso. Nick Czap, Robb Report, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from virtuoso, adjective, virtuous, skilled, from Late Latin virtuosus virtuous, from Latin virtus

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of virtuoso was in 1613

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