virtuoso : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: virtuoso	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for virtuoso
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virtuoso adj 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" Synonym(s): consummate, masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a) n someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Virtuoso \Vir`tuo"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. 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.