as in proficiency
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great ability or skill shown by a musician, performer, etc.
Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.
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Recent Examples of virtuosity
Billy Strings and Jack White brought their coolly aloof swagger of being in the moment but above the fray of the grooving rhythms underpinning their virtuosity to Perkins songs.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The audience was not shy about cheering for both teachers and students after this welcome display of virtuosity.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The solo performance is an ever-more popular Broadway genre — understandable, given the increasing production costs of staging anything — that hangs on the virtuosity and charisma of its star.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
The vivacity of the art form broke through the screen courtesy of Erivo’s capacity to blast through any barrier with her truthful virtuosity.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The audience was not shy about cheering for both teachers and students after this welcome display of virtuosity.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The solo performance is an ever-more popular Broadway genre — understandable, given the increasing production costs of staging anything — that hangs on the virtuosity and charisma of its star.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
The vivacity of the art form broke through the screen courtesy of Erivo’s capacity to blast through any barrier with her truthful virtuosity.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuosity
proficiency
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Juan Zheng, Assistant Professor in Lehigh’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology program, argues that proficiency with chatbots isn’t enough.—
Samantha Walravens,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs.—
Paul Spann,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Virtuosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuosity. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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