virtuoso
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/
Noun

virtuoso (plural virtuosos)

  1. A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
  2. A person who is knowledgeable about art objects and curios.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify ), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292 ↗:
      |||tr=|brackets=|subst=|lit=|nocat=1|footer=}}|}}
      [The room] was adorned with a great number of nicknacks and curiosities, which might have engaged the attention of a virtuoso.
Translations Adjective

virtuoso

  1. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.



This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002
Offline English dictionary