virtuoso

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virtuoso

/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/ UK
/ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ US

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Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.

noun virtuosos · virtuosi

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.
Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert. The prefect who officiated on this occasion was a "tolley" virtuoso, and he did his best to bring out the resources of his instrument.
Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.

adjective more virtuoso · most virtuoso

Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso. 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.

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noun A person with masterly ability, technique or style

Español	virtuoso
한국어	미술품 감정가 misulpum gamjeongga
日本語	名人 meijin, ヴィルトゥオーゾ virutuōso, 妙手 myōshu, 巨匠 kyoshō
中文	藝術鑑賞家 /艺术鉴赏家 yìshù jiànshǎng jiā, 專家 /专家 zhuānjiā, 能手 néngshǒu, 大師 /大师 dàshī
Português	virtuoso
Français	virtuose
Deutsch	Virtuose
Italiano	virtuoso
Ελληνικά	βιρτουόζος virtouózos
Русский	виртуо́з virtuóz

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@misc{virtuoso_2026,
  title = {virtuoso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virtuoso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}