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virtuoso

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vir·tu·o·so  (vûrch-s, -z)
n. pl. vir·tu·o·sos or vir·tu·o·si (-s)
1. A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
2. A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
3. A person with a strong interest in the fine arts, especially in antiquities.
4. Archaic A very learned person.
adj.
Exhibiting the ability, technique, or personal style of a virtuoso: a virtuoso performance.

[Italian, skilled, of great worth, virtuoso, from Late Latin virtusus, virtuous, from Latin virts, excellence; see virtue.]

virtu·osic (-sk, -zk) adj.
virtu·osi·cal·ly adv.

virtuoso
Noun
pl -si or -sos
1. a person with exceptional musical skill
2. a person with exceptional skill in any area
Adjective
showing exceptional skill or brilliance: a virtuoso performance [Italian: skilled]
virtuosity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.virtuosovirtuoso - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
track star - a star runner
2.virtuosovirtuoso - a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
musician - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
Adj.1.virtuosovirtuoso - having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance"
skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

virtuoso
noun 1. master, artist, genius, maestro, magician, grandmaster, maven U.S. master hand
modifier 2. masterly, brilliant, dazzling, bravura Music
Translations

virtuoso [vəːtjuˈəusəu] nvirtuoso
virtuoso [vəːtjuˈəuzəu] nvirtuose m/f
virtuoso [vəːtjuˈəuzəu] [virtuosos or virtuosi , pl ] nVirtuose m
virtuoso [vəːtjuˈəuzəu] nvirtuoso

virtuoso
n virtuoso [vəːtʃuˈəusəu]
a person who knows a great deal about eg music, painting, especially a skilled performer He's a virtuoso on the violin; (also adjective ) a virtuoso pianist/performance.kunsliefhebberعازِف بارِع، مُتَذَوِّق للفَنвиртуоз/ноvirtuoz(ní)virtuosder Virtuose/die Virtuosin, virtuosδεξιοτέχνηςvirtuosovirtuoosعلامه؛ خبرهtaituri(de) virtuoseוִירטוּאוֹז, אוֹמַן ה-गुणीकलाकारvirtuozvirtuózahli(tækni)snillingur; kunnáttumaðurvirtuoso巨匠대가, 거장, 명인virtuozasvirtuozsluar biasa hebatnyavirtuooskunst-/musikkjenner; virtuoswirtuozvirtuosovirtuozвиртуозvirtuóz; virtuóznyvirtuoz; virtuozenvirtuozvirtuosผู้เชี่ยวชาญ โดยเฉพาะในด้านศิลปะและดนตรีvirtüöz, üstat藝術大師, 藝術品鑒賞家віртуоз; віртуознийفنون لطيفہ کا محققnghệ sĩ bậc thầy,
n ˌvirtuˈosity [-ˈo-]
great skill in one of the fine arts I am impressed by the virtuosity of that musician.virtuositeitبَراعَه في العَزْفвещинаvirtuozitavirtuositetdie Virtuositätδεξιοτεχνίαvirtuosismovirtuooslikkusهنرمندیtaituruusvirtuositéוִירטוּאוֹזִיוּתप्रवीणताvirtuoznostvirtuozitáskeahlianyfirburðatæknivirtuosità, virtuosismo妙技(예술적) 묘기, 기교virtuoziškumasvirtuozitātekehebatan yg luar biasavirtuositeitvirtuositet, kunstnerisk dyktighetwirtuozeriavirtuosidadevirtuozitateвиртуозностьvirtuozitavirtuoznostvirtuoznostvirtuositetความสามารถพิเศษvirtüözlük, ustalık精湛技巧, 藝術鑒別力віртуозністьفنون لطيفہ ميں مہارتtrình độ điêu luyện,

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In the course of the social and harmonious evening just mentioned, one of the captain's men, who happened to be something of a virtuoso in his way, and fond of collecting curiosities, produced a small skin, a great rarity in the eyes of men conversant in peltries.
That part of his scheme was crude and brutal--it lacked the refinement of torture that had marked the master strokes of the Paulvitch of old, when he had worked with that virtuoso of villainy, Nikolas Rokoff--but it at least assured Paulvitch of immunity from responsibility, placing that upon the ape, who would thus also be punished for his refusal longer to support the Russian.
 
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