First Known Use: 1651
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virtuoso
noun vir·tu·o·so \-ˈō-(ˌ)sō, -(ˌ)zō\
: a person who does something in a very skillful way; especially : a very skillful musician
plural vir·tu·o·sos or vir·tu·o·si\-(ˌ)sē, -(ˌ)zē\
Full Definition of VIRTUOSO
1
: an experimenter or investigator especially in the arts and sciences : savant
2
: one skilled in or having a taste for the fine arts
3
: one who excels in the technique of an art; especially : a highly skilled musical performer (as on the violin)
4
: a person who has great skill at some endeavor <a computer virtuoso>
— vir·tu·o·sic \-ˈō-sik, -zik\ adjective
— virtuoso adjective
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Origin of VIRTUOSO
Italian, from virtuoso, adjective, virtuous, skilled, from Late Latin virtuosus virtuous, from Latin virtus
Related to VIRTUOSO
- Synonyms
- ace, adept, artist, authority, cognoscente, connoisseur, crackerjack (also crackajack), dab [chiefly British], dab hand [chiefly British], fiend, geek, guru, hand, hotshot, maestro, master, maven (also mavin), meister, past master, proficient, scholar, shark, sharp, expert, whiz, wizard
VIRTUOSIC Defined for Kids
virtuoso
noun vir·tu·o·so \ˌvər-chə-ˈwō-sō, -zō\
plural vir·tu·o·sos or vir·tu·o·si \-sē, -zē\
Definition of VIRTUOSO for Kids
: a person who is an outstanding performer especially in music <a piano virtuoso>
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