virtuoso
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
virtuoso (plural virtuosos or virtuosi)
- (now historical) An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur. [from 17th c.]
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 10, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VIII, page 224:
- For, besides the extraordinary Neatness of the Room, it was adorned with a great Number of Nicknacks, and Curiosities, which might have engaged the Attention of a Virtuoso.
- Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert. [from 17th c.]
- Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]
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Adjective edit
virtuoso (comparative more virtuoso, superlative most virtuoso)
- Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.
- 2024 April 3, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Aston Villa: Phil Foden produces 'masterclass' to show worth again”, in BBC[1]:
- Instead, he was able to sit alongside De Bruyne on the City bench admiring a virtuoso performance from Foden, pulling every string in the number 10 role and illustrating again why he is so important to Guardiola, and why he simply must start for Gareth Southgate's England at Euro 2024.
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus. By surface analysis, virtù + -oso.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /vir.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /vir.tuˈo.so/, /virˈtwo.zo/, (traditional) /virˈtwo.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧ó‧so, vir‧tuó‧so
Adjective edit
virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosi, feminine plural virtuose, superlative virtuosissimo)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
virtuoso m (plural virtuosi, feminine virtuosa)
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ virtuoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
virtuōsō
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧o‧so
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus.
Adjective edit
virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas, comparable, comparative mais virtuoso, superlative o mais virtuoso or virtuosíssimo, metaphonic)
- virtuous (full of virtues)
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Noun edit
virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas, metaphonic)
- a virtuous person
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas, comparable, comparative mais virtuoso, superlative o mais virtuoso or virtuosíssimo, metaphonic)
- virtuoso (with masterly ability)
Noun edit
virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas, metaphonic)
- virtuoso (person with masterly ability)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /biɾˈtwoso/ [biɾˈt̪wo.so]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: vir‧tuo‧so
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtūs + -ōsus.
Adjective edit
virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas)
Noun edit
virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)
- virtuous person
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”).
Adjective edit
virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas)
- virtuoso (exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso)
Noun edit
virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)
Further reading edit
- “virtuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014