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virtuoso en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ (US)
  • /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts Latin -tūs Latin virtūs Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.

Meanings

  1. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.
    • Instead, he was able to sit alongside De Bruyne on the City bench admiring a virtuoso performance from Foden, pulling every string in the number 10 role and illustrating again why he is so important to Guardiola, and why he simply must start for Gareth Southgate's England at Euro 2024. 2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC Sport:
    • On Friday, the Thai police said he was under arrest and charged as a pedophile after computer experts had unswirled the digitally altered face in a virtuoso act of electronic decoding. 2007 October 20, Seth Mydans, “Thai Police Arrest Pedophile Suspect”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more virtuoso Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most virtuoso Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

virtuosity · virtue · virtuosa · virtuosic · virtuosically

virtuoso en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ (US)
  • /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts Latin -tūs Latin virtūs Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.

Meanings

  1. (historical) An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur.
    • For, besides the extraordinary Neatness of the Room, it was adorned with a great Number of Nicknacks, and Curiosities, which might have engaged the Attention of a Virtuoso. 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 10, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VIII, page 224:
  2. Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert.
    • Facial surgeons are now virtuosi. 2025 October 11, Jo Ellison, “The forever 35 face of fashion”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23:
    • The prefect who officiated on this occasion was a "tolley" virtuoso, and he did his best to bring out the resources of his instrument. 1907, The Messenger, page 147:
  3. Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.

Forms

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virtuosos Number=Plur lexicographic
virtuosi Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

supervirtuoso · virtuosoship

Translations (30)

pl wirtuozka (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · pt virtuoso (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · eo virtuozo (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · es virtuoso (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ja 名人 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ca virtuós (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · nl virtuoos (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · it virtuoso (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ru виртуо́з (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · de Virtuose (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · da virtuos (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · hy վիրտուոզ (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · fi virtuoosi (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · cmn 藝術鑑賞家 /艺术鉴赏家 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ja 妙手 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ceb tang-an (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ka ვირტუოზი (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · cmn 能手 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · cmn 大師 /大师 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · pl wirtuoz (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · el βιρτουόζος (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · cmn 專家 /专家 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · fr virtuose (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · mi rehe (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ja 巨匠 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ca virtuosa (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ja ヴィルトゥオーゾ (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · tr virtüöz (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · kk саусағынан бал тамған (A person with masterly ability, technique or style) · ko 미술품 감정가 (A person with masterly ability, technique or style)