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
Irving’s virtuosity shines through in Esther’s fierce engagement with her Jewish heritage.
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Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Rosalia’s Lux, to cite 2025’s most vivid example, moves music vernacular forward by looking backwards to old-world virtuosity and spirituality.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Gold, lapis lazuli, and virtuosity abound.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Rosalia’s Lux, to cite 2025’s most vivid example, moves music vernacular forward by looking backwards to old-world virtuosity and spirituality.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Gold, lapis lazuli, and virtuosity abound.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuosity
proficiency
Noun
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Of course, children today don’t need educational prompting to find their own way into tech proficiency.—
Indrani Sen,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ratner’s real power lay less in directing than in financing, a career built on a proficiency for cultivating relationships with powerful men.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Virtuosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuosity. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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