virtuoso Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    mavin; champion; ace; genius; wizard; sensation; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
  2. noun a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
  3. adjective satellite having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
    masterful; consummate; masterly.
    • a consummate artist
    • consummate skill
    • a masterful speaker
    • masterful technique
    • a masterly performance of the sonata
    • a virtuoso performance

WordNet

Vir`tu*o"so noun
Etymology
It. See Virtuous.
Wordforms
plural Virtuosos It Virtuosi
Definitions
  1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc.
    Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.
  2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.

Webster 1913