'Virtuoso' definitions:
Definition of 'virtuoso'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill; "a consummate artist"; "consummate skill"; "a masterful speaker"; "masterful technique"; "a masterly performance of the sonata"; "a virtuoso performance" [syn: consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)]
noun
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
noun
A musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
Definition of 'Virtuoso'
From: GCIDE
- Virtuoso \Vir`tu*o"so\, n.; pl. Virtuosos; It. Virtuosi. [It. See Virtuous.]
- 1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'virtuoso'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- A per se,
- ace,
- adept,
- adroit,
- amateur,
- apt,
- arbiter,
- arbiter elegantiarum,
- arbiter of taste,
- artist,
- artiste,
- artistic,
- authoritative,
- authority,
- bon vivant,
- boss,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- champion,
- chief,
- clean,
- clever,
- cognoscente,
- collector,
- commander,
- concert artist,
- connaisseur,
- connoisseur,
- coordinated,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- critic,
- cunning,
- cute,
- dabster,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- dazzling,
- dean,
- deft,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- dilettante,
- diplomatic,
- epicure,
- epicurean,
- excellent,
- exceptional,
- executant,
- expert,
- extraordinary,
- fancy,
- first-rate,
- first-rater,
- fugleman,
- genius,
- good,
- good hand,
- good judge,
- goodish,
- gourmand,
- gourmet,
- graceful,
- great,
- handy,
- head,
- higher-up,
- ingenious,
- interpreter,
- judge,
- laureate,
- leader,
- leading light,
- luminary,
- maestro,
- magician,
- magisterial,
- mahatma,
- man of genius,
- master,
- master hand,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- mastermind,
- matchless,
- maven,
- minstrel,
- minstrelsy,
- music maker,
- music-loving,
- musical,
- musically inclined,
- musician,
- musicianly,
- musicophile,
- neat,
- no mean,
- nonpareil,
- old hand,
- paragon,
- past master,
- peerless,
- performer,
- philharmonic,
- player,
- politic,
- practiced hand,
- principal,
- prodigious,
- prodigy,
- professional,
- proficient,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- refined palate,
- remarkable,
- resourceful,
- ruler,
- sage,
- senior,
- skilled hand,
- skillful,
- slick,
- soloist,
- some,
- star,
- statesmanlike,
- sterling,
- stylish,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- superman,
- superstar,
- tactful,
- talent,
- talented,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- the greatest,
- the most,
- top dog,
- topnotcher,
- tunester,
- virtuosa,
- virtuose,
- virtuosic,
- well-done,
- whiz,
- wizard,
- wonder,
- workmanlike