as in proficiency
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great ability or skill shown by a musician, performer, etc.
Her virtuosity on the piano is amazing.
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Recent Examples of virtuosity
The vivacity of the art form broke through the screen courtesy of Erivo’s capacity to blast through any barrier with her truthful virtuosity.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The criticism of the lack of rapping on André 3000’s recent works is telling as to a certain forgetfulness, or perhaps unawareness, among some hip-hop heads, particularly those who value lyrical virtuosity, regarding hip-hop’s historical connection to jazz.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Hiaasen’s skill as a writer lies less in the virtuosity of his sentence-level prose than in the exuberant strangeness of his plots and the inner lives of the people who inhabit them.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
The restoration’s selection for Cannes Classics represents a fitting homecoming for a film widely considered one of the greatest action movies ever made, finally allowing new audiences to experience Woo’s balletic violence and technical virtuosity on the big screen as originally intended.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The criticism of the lack of rapping on André 3000’s recent works is telling as to a certain forgetfulness, or perhaps unawareness, among some hip-hop heads, particularly those who value lyrical virtuosity, regarding hip-hop’s historical connection to jazz.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Hiaasen’s skill as a writer lies less in the virtuosity of his sentence-level prose than in the exuberant strangeness of his plots and the inner lives of the people who inhabit them.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
The restoration’s selection for Cannes Classics represents a fitting homecoming for a film widely considered one of the greatest action movies ever made, finally allowing new audiences to experience Woo’s balletic violence and technical virtuosity on the big screen as originally intended.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuosity
proficiency
Noun
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The first Black principal in that town, he is credited with reducing arrests, suspensions, and disciplinary actions and increasing academic proficiency.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Employers need to see results, and results scream proficiency.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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