Virtuosity

Word VIRTUOSITY
Character 10
Hyphenation vir tu os i ty
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Virtuosity"

What do we mean by virtuosity?

Great technical skill or captivating personal style, especially as exhibited in the arts. noun

An appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art. noun

Lovers of the elegant arts collectively; the virtuosi. noun

In the fine arts, exceptional skill; highly cultivated dexterity; thorough control of technic. noun

The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or æsthetic cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism. noun

Virtuosos, collectively. noun

An art or study affected by virtuosos. noun

The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso noun

Technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso noun

The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso.

Lovers of the elegant arts as a class.

Italian, from virtuoso, adjective, virtuous, skilled, from Late Latin virtuosus virtuous, from Latin virtus 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. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Virtuosity

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The word "virtuosity" in example sentences

That's because the inherent virtue of verbal virtuosity is assumed. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2008)

'We want to show that impairment can actually enhance creativity and that virtuosity is not the just the domain of the able-bodied.' ❋ BA Haller (2008)

One of the main rules of virtuosity is that the mechanism has to be in plain view, and the technique has to be easily grasped by the observer. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2007)

Perhaps many of the pictures of John Marin were not always satisfying in the tactile sense because many of them are taken up with an inevitable passion for technical virtuosity, which is no mean distinction in itself but we are not satisfied as once we were with this passion for audacity and virtuosity. ❋ Marsden Hartley (N/A)

Through its role as a mediator, the church may evoke the religious sentiments of the people by sharing the stories and experiences of these heroes in an attempt to evoke the "virtuosity" and vision of the people. ❋ Unknown (1998)

Lasch can see such developments as a decline in standards only because he reduces the multifaceted nature of sport to a single element — the display of "virtuosity" by a "superior artist" before an audience, much like a concert recital. ❋ Foner, Eric (1977)

His playing was described by Henry T. Finck, the distinguished American musical critic, as being of “that splendid kind of virtuosity which makes one forget the technique.” ❋ Porte, John F (1922)

It was not so much a means to an end as a kind of virtuosity practised for its own sake, like a highly-developed skill in cannoning billiard balls. ❋ Edith Wharton (1899)

Sarasate is like a brilliant meteor streaming across their narrow bit of the heaven of music; they stare, gape, and think it is an unnatural phenomenon -- a 'virtuosity' in the way of meteors, which they are afraid to accept lest it set them on fire. ❋ Marie Corelli (1889)

We find in them also that magnificence of diction which is the forerunner of "virtuosity"; for he speaks of his song as "a temple with pillars of gold, gold that glitters like blazing fire in the night time." ❋ Edward MacDowell (1884)

And I just really am not interested in featuring that kind of virtuosity in my own music. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just as it was for zydeco's first generation practitioners, the focus here is on accordion virtuosity, meaning that this Dopsie has few peers who can crank out the blindingly-quick runs in effortless succession. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"I use this term, but knowingly, with reluctance" shows a certain intellectual virtuosity which is an entrance requirement for those who aspire to beatitude within neo-Puritanism. ❋ Unknown (1991)

He played with that splendid kind of virtuosity which makes one forget the technique.” ❋ Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939 (1908)

He played with that splendid kind of virtuosity which makes one forget the technique. " ❋ Lawrence Gilman (1908)

Frontman Casper Clausen is the heart, generating song ideas and projecting the group's effervescent stage persona; laptop-jock and co-composer Mads Brauer is the brain, giving the songs an intricate but insistent electronic groove and providing production expertise; drummer and trumpeter Thomas Husmer is the guts, adding musical virtuosity wherever needed; bassist Rasmus Stolberg is the muscle, the band's manager, marketing guru and tireless cheerleader. ❋ Craig Winneker (2011)

Today it is celebrated rather as a monument to the "divine" virtuosity of its maker. ❋ Dan Hofstadter (2011)

[lil wayne] is virtuosic! ❋ Majic! (2008)

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