Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Virtuoso"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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" [syn: {consummate}, {masterful},
{masterly}, {virtuoso(a)}]
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
{adept}, {sensation}, {maven}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star},
{whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
2: a musician who is a consummate master of technique and
artistry
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