Synonyms of virtuosity

virtuosity

noun

as in proficiency

formal great ability or skill shown by a musician, performer, etc.

Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.

Related Words

• proficiency
• mastery
• experience
• facility
• expertise
• skill(s)
• mastership
• fluency
• IQ
• literacy
• practice
• command
• intimacy
• hang
• know-how
• acquaintance
• familiarity

Dissimilar Words

• incompetence
• incompetency
• ignorance
• illiteracy
• unfamiliarity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virtuosity

Their exhilarating fusion of bebop virtuosity and intensely syncopated Cuban rhythms had a broad impact that built on the important, but lesser known, work of band leader Mario Bauzá. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

But the media dug the myth a little too much; their consuming embrace of it carried a racist undertone, as if Basquiat could only be understood as a derelict version of virtuosity. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2026

His virtuosity as a world-class vocalist was second to none. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

In Night Walking, 1964, for instance, her tonal virtuosity is just beginning to percolate. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026