virtuosity
AmericanEtymology
Origin of virtuosity
First recorded in 1665–75; virtuos(o) + -ity
Example Sentences
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The legacies of bassist Charles Mingus, who died in 1979 at 56 years old, and drummer Art Blakey, who died in 1990 at 71, extend well beyond virtuosity on their chosen instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Yet the virtuosity came with the vision; it was imposed on him before he imposed it on the page.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
You barely notice the extraordinary virtuosity, so natural is the sentiment.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
Hers is a virtuosity that doesn’t ask for pity or applause or even link arms with the stricken-but-defiant disease-playing headliners who have gone before her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
The music went on and on, minute after minute, with astonishing variations, never once repeating itself, almost as though the bird were deliberately showing off its virtuosity.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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