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virtuoso

(vɜːʳtʃuoʊzoʊ)
Word forms: plural virtuosos, plural virtuosi (vɜːʳtʃuoʊzi)
1. countable noun
A virtuoso is someone who is extremely good at something, especially at playing a musical instrument.
He was gaining a reputation as a remarkable virtuoso.
Synonyms: master, artist, genius, maestro More Synonyms of virtuoso
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A virtuoso performance or display shows great skill.
England's football fans were hoping for a virtuoso performance against Cameroon.
More Synonyms of virtuoso

virtuoso in British English

(ˌvɜːtjʊˈəʊzəʊ, -səʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -sos or -si (-siː)
1. 
a consummate master of musical technique and artistry
2. 
a person who has a masterly or dazzling skill or technique in any field of activity
3. 
a connoisseur, dilettante, or collector of art objects
4.  obsolete
a scholar or savant
5. (modifier)
showing masterly skill or brilliance
a virtuoso performance
Derived forms
virtuosic (ˌvɜːtjʊˈɒsɪk)
adjective
virtuosity (ˌvirtuˈosity)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Italian: skilled, from Late Latin virtuōsus good, virtuous; see virtue

virtuoso in American English

(ˌvɜrtʃuˈoʊsoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˌvirtuˈosos or ˌvirtuˈosi (ˌvɜrtʃuˈoʊsi)
1.  Obsolete
a. 
a person who has a general or broad interest in the arts and sciences; savant or dilettante
b. 
a collector or connoisseur of art objects or curios
2. 
a person displaying great technical skill in some fine art, esp. in the performance of music
3.  Obsolete
a person learned in the arts or sciences; scholar
adjective
4. 
of or like that of a virtuoso
: also ˌvirtuˈosic (ˌvɜrtʃuˈɑsɪk; ˌvɜrtʃuˈoʊsɪk)
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈaesˌthete
Word origin
It, skilled, learned < LL virtuosus: see virtuous

Examples of 'virtuoso' in a sentence
virtuoso

There followed a virtuoso display of declarer play.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Lead vocals and virtuoso guitar riffs are not for him.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These virtuoso displays are becoming something of a regular occurrence.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And he put on a virtuoso display of leaping.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There have not been many virtuoso performances since.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was a virtuoso performance by a virtuoso artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It really is a virtuoso performance from a master at the top of his craft.
Christianity Today (2000)
His virtuoso performance in the semifinals had suggested the maestro would leave the sport with one last majestic imprint.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His contemporaries put him in the same league as a virtuoso pianist, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The American guitar virtuoso should make these arenas rock.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Whether you like fur or not, this was a virtuoso display of craftsmanship and imagination.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So far there has not been a virtuoso performance from England to parry the criticism.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All in all, it was a virtuoso performance.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
I come from that era when virtuoso playing was what it was all about.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He always held the audience captive, as much by his hilarious anecdotes as by his virtuoso musical powers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Despite no musical training, he displayed a natural aptitude and swiftly became a virtuoso in jazz and blues styles.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For a man with such a stocky build, he grips his club like a virtuoso violinist might handle a bow.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The final set was a virtuoso display of spin and slice, of movement and controlled intensity mixed with enormous mental and physical fitness.
The Sun (2009)
His big emotional meltdown comes off as a virtuoso acting display, but there's no connection here.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But basing a film on a giant flea who turns out to be a guitar virtuoso is pushing the boundaries of CGI charm.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
virtuoso

British English: virtuoso NOUN
A virtuoso is someone who is extremely good at something, especially at playing a musical instrument.
...one of the nation's leading violin virtuosos.
  • American English: virtuoso
  • Brazilian Portuguese: virtuoso
  • Chinese: 大师 >尤指乐器演奏高手
  • European Spanish: virtuoso
  • French: virtuose
  • German: Virtuose
  • Italian: virtuoso
  • Japanese: 名人
  • Korean: > 거장특히 음악의
  • European Portuguese: virtuoso
  • Latin American Spanish: virtuoso
British English: virtuoso ADJECTIVE
A virtuoso performance or display shows great skill.
The game was a triumph; the team gave a virtuoso performance.
  • American English: virtuoso
  • Brazilian Portuguese: virtuoso
  • Chinese: 大师级的 >尤指乐器演奏高手
  • European Spanish: virtuoso
  • French: exceptionnel
  • German: virtuos
  • Italian: virtuosistico
  • Japanese: 素晴らしい
  • Korean: 기교가 뛰어난
  • European Portuguese: virtuoso
  • Latin American Spanish: virtuoso

(noun) 
Definition
a person with exceptional skill in any area
China's foremost piano virtuoso
Synonyms
master
He is a master at blocking progress.
artist
He's an outstanding barber, an artist with shears.
genius
a 14-year-old mathematical genius
maestro
the maestro's delightful first show
magician
He was a magician with words.
grandmaster
maven (US)
master hand
(modifier) 
Definition
showing exceptional skill or brilliance
a virtuoso performance by a widely respected musician
Synonyms
masterly
brilliant
dazzling
bravura (music)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of artist
Definition
a person who is skilled at something
He's an outstanding barber, an artist with shears.
Synonyms
master,
expert,
pro (informal),
ace (informal),
genius,
wizard,
adept,
maestro,
virtuoso,
grandmaster,
doyen,
past master,
dab hand (British, informal),
wonk (informal),
maven (US),
fundi (South Africa)
in the sense of genius
Definition
a person with exceptional ability in a particular subject or activity
a 14-year-old mathematical genius
Synonyms
master,
expert,
mastermind,
brain (informal),
buff (informal),
intellect (informal),
adept,
maestro,
virtuoso,
boffin (British, informal),
whiz (informal),
hotshot (informal),
rocket scientist (informal),
wonk (informal),
brainbox,
maven (US),
master-hand,
fundi (South Africa),
GEnys
in the sense of maestro
Definition
any master of an art
the maestro's delightful first show
Synonyms
master,
expert,
genius,
virtuoso,
wonk (informal),
fundi (South Africa)

Nearby words of
virtuoso

  • virtually
  • virtue
  • virtuosity
  • virtuoso
  • virtuous
  • virulence
  • virulent

Synonyms of 'virtuoso'

virtuoso

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of magician
He was a magician with words.
Synonyms
miracle-worker,
genius,
marvel,
wizard,
virtuoso,
wonder-worker,
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