virtuosity
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]virtuosity (countable and uncountable, plural virtuosities)
Translations
[edit]technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “virtuosity (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.