English Dictionary: virtuosity | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for virtuosity | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Virtuosity \Vir`tu*os"i*ty\, n. 1. The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or [91]sthetic cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism. This famous passage . . . over which the virtuosity of modern times, rejoicing in evil, has hung so fondly. --C. Kingsley. 2. Virtuosos, collectively. --Carlyle. 3. An art or study affected by virtuosos. |