virtuoso
pronunciation
How to pronounce virtuoso in British English:
UK [ˌvɜ:tʃuˈəʊsəʊ]
How to pronounce virtuoso in American English:
US [ˌvɜrtʃuˈoʊsoʊ]
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- Noun:
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
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- Adjective:
- having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Word Origin
- virtuoso (n.)
- 1610s, "scholar, connoisseur," from Italian virtuoso (plural virtuosi), noun use of adjective meaning "skilled, learned, of exceptional worth," from Late Latin virtuosus (see virtuous). Meaning "person with great skill, one who is a master of the mechanical part of a fine art" (as in music) is first attested 1743.
Example
- 1. She may be accounted a true virtuoso .
- 2. Her energetic style and virtuoso talent has brought her star billing on the international folk circuit .
- 3. She had that rare combination of design sense and business savvy that makes a virtuoso fashion executive .
- 4. She wasn 't born a virtuoso .
- 5. Melchior krafft was a virtuoso , his father jean michel a famous conductor .