virtuosity

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noun vir·tu·os·i·ty \ˌvər-chü-ˈä-sə-tē\

Definition of virtuosity

plural

virtuosities

1 : great technical skill (as in the practice of a fine art)
2 : a taste for or interest in virtu

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Examples of virtuosity in a Sentence

Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.

Recent Examples of virtuosity from the Web

Its simplicity also allowed for some extended virtuosity, which the band rarely lacked.

— dan rys, Billboard, "7 Great Blues Songs the Allman Brothers Made Their Own", 28 May 2017
These musicians blow me away with their virtuosity in performances that are often free.

— lynn horsley, kansascity, "Stuff I like: City Hall reporter finds respite from politics in music, parks, the skies", 26 May 2017

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Did You Know?

Virtuosity is used particularly to describe musicians, but also often for writers, actors, dancers, and athletes. A virtuoso is a highly skilled performer, and a virtuoso performance is one that astonishes the audience by its feats. In ancient Greece the cities would hold male competitions in acrobatics, conjuring, public reciting, blowing the trumpet, and acting out scenes from Homer's epics, the winners of which would have been praised as virtuous, or "full of manly virtues".