VIRTUOSITIES

Noun

virtuosities

plural of virtuosity

Source: Wiktionary


VIRTUOSITY

Vir`tu*os"i*ty, n.

1. The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or æsthetic cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism. This famous passage . . . over which the virtuosity of modern times, rejoicing in evil, has hung so fondly. C. Kingsley.

2. Virtuosos, collectively. Carlyle.

3. An art or study affected by virtuosos.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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