n., pl., -sos, or -si (-sē).
- A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
- A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
- A person with a strong interest in the fine arts, especially in antiquities.
- Archaic. A very learned person.
Exhibiting the ability, technique, or personal style of a virtuoso: a virtuoso performance.
[Italian, skilled, of great worth, virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus, virtuous, from Latin virtūs, excellence. See virtue.]
virtuosic vir'tu·o'sic (-ō'sĭk, -zĭk) adj.virtuosically vir'tu·o'si·cal·ly adv.
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