Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of virtuoso.
Examples
“Master classes by big-name virtuosos, such as violinist Pinchas Zukerman, are open to the public.”
“virtuosos" who care for old medals, plants, and butterflies -- pursuits which afforded an unceasing supply of ridicule to the essayists of the time; a denunciation of the corruption of modern youth, who learn nothing but new forms of vice in the grand tour; and a fresh assault upon Toland, Tindal, and other freethinkers of the day.”
“Still, the performances of this season's three virtuosos can also be traced to something many NFL coaches and players are too haughty to mention: the powerful shaping influence of the college game.”
“On his latest release, The Goat Rodeo Sessions Sony Masterworks, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma is joined by three string virtuosos--mandolinist Chris Thile, fiddler Stuart Duncan and bassist Edgar Meyer--for an exploration of Americana music.”
“New Orleans, where he was born and raised, claims him within its lineage of distinctive piano virtuosos.”
The Wall Street Journal: At Jazz Standard, New Orleans's Loss Is New York's Gain
“Many (but not all) of the schools of Hinduism required that adherents become virtuoso readers of texts held to be salvifically efficacious, texts that would teach virtuosos about the right (and wrong) cognitive habits and practices that led to mokṣa (or led to rebirth).”
The Huffington Post: Deepak Sarma: Should Hindus Study Hinduism?
“The two virtuosos pull off a masterful duet by any measure.”
“And Alberto and Luis Villalobos, brothers from Veracruz, Mexico, who are considered violin virtuosos, fiddled away.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘virtuosos’.
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Duplicated Endings
Not an exhaustive list (there are probably scores of -erers and -ededs and -eses and -osos).
slyly, queue, caterer, malingerer, needed, stampeded, theses, cheeses, virtuosos, crisis, panini, banana and 9 more...
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FYS100
Word discovery & discussion by CSUMB first-year students, to help with required texts.
trippy, bantam, patience, Roseto, Froth, legit, patronage, quarries, compatriot, intact, baby boomer, virtuosos and 35 more...
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embrace, perfect, imagine, dance, water, color, echo, hollow, sorrow, beauty, impossible, violet and 438 more...
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FYS100
Tweets
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danicaarterburn Go see Malcolm! Sep 28, 2011
vanessac18 I think you picked this word in connection to Outliers because the word virtuosos means a gifted person, or the ability of someone which I connected and referenced to the hockey players talent. Sep 28, 2011
allyjamers I really like this word! Its definition really explains the definition of Outliers really well. I would have never guessed that that's what it meant but it sounds very sophisticated and makes sense. Sep 28, 2011