virtuosity

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virtuosity

/ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/

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From virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”).

noun virtuosities

countable, uncountable The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso. Greek art and culture, which had become international, degenerated to mere virtuosity, empty of any ideal.
countable, uncountable Lovers of the elegant arts as a class.

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noun technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso

Français	virtuosité
Italiano	virtuosità
Română	virtuozitate, măiestrie
Русский	виртуозность virtuoznostʹ

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@misc{virtuosity_2026,
  title = {virtuosity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virtuosity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}