virtuoso

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ UK /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/ See IPA manual

Freq #35173

Meanings

1

noun
A person who is extremely skilled, especially a brilliant musician.

The young violinist played like a true virtuoso.
2

noun
Someone exceptionally skilled or expert in any field.

She is a virtuoso at solving complex legal problems.
3

adj
Showing outstanding skill or mastery.

His virtuoso performance earned a standing ovation.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms virtuosivirtuosos

Etymology

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

virtuōsus la-lat virtus Latin

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Topics

People & Society

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# virtuoso

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 35173

## Meanings
1. A person who is extremely skilled, especially a brilliant musician.
2. Someone exceptionally skilled or expert in any field.
3. Showing outstanding skill or mastery.

## Examples
- The young violinist played like a true virtuoso.
- She is a virtuoso at solving complex legal problems.
- His virtuoso performance earned a standing ovation.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: virtuōsus
- Root: virtus

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

## AI Etymology
Virtuoso is borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous. Important recorded forms include virtuōsus (la-lat) and virtus (Latin). Current senses include a person who is extremely skilled, especially a brilliant musician, someone exceptionally skilled or expert in any field, and showing outstanding skill or mastery.

## Topics
- People & Society

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