virtuosity C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #64548 Meanings 1 noun Outstanding technical skill, especially in music or art. The pianist's virtuosity left the audience speechless. Etymology AI details From virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”). Topics Art & Music Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # virtuosity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 64548 ## Meanings 1. Outstanding technical skill, especially in music or art. ## Examples - The pianist's virtuosity left the audience speechless. ## Etymology From virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”). ## AI Etymology Virtuosity is from virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include outstanding technical skill, especially in music or art. ## Topics - Art & Music - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown