virtuosity

English

Etymology

From virtuoso +‎ -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

virtuosity (countable and uncountable, plural virtuosities)

  1. The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso.
  2. Lovers of the elegant arts as a class.

Translations

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “virtuosity (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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