virtuosity
Exceptional artistic skill
Virtuosity is exceptional technical skill, especially in the performing arts.
A pianist with virtuosity executes impossibly difficult passages with apparent ease.
The word implies mastery that goes beyond competence—a dazzling command that itself becomes part of the performance: The solo was pure virtuosity.
Extended to other domains, it suggests any highly refined expertise: rhetorical virtuosity, athletic virtuosity.
Complete skill or control
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- adeptnessHighly developed ability
prowess · skillfulness · competence · accomplishment · attainment · craftsmanship · artistry · wizardry
Person of rare brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
whiz · ingenuity · creativity · originality · inventiveness · inspiration · imagination · expressiveness
Total absence of defects
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- impeccabilityFreedom from any flaw
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
brilliance · sublimity · transcendence · pinnacle · acme · zenith · supremacy · paragon
Skillful hand coordination
- agilityQuickness and ease
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
fluency · articulation · fingerwork · bowing · phrasing · intonation · dynamics · tempo
Exceptional innate ability
- aptitudeInnate capability
- talentInborn aptitude
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- knackInnate ease at something
endowment · innateness · potential · precocity · natural · prodigious · innate · God-given
Solo musical performance
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
encore · ovation · repertoire · debut · audition · competition · conservatory · prodigy
mastery
Complete skill or control
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
adeptness · prowess · skillfulness · competence · accomplishment · attainment · craftsmanship · artistry · wizardry · sophistication
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
maestro · whiz · ingenuity · creativity · originality · inventiveness · inspiration · imagination · expressiveness · interpretation
flawlessness
Total absence of defects
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- impeccabilityFreedom from any flaw
precision · brilliance · sublimity · transcendence · pinnacle · acme · zenith · supremacy · paragon · exemplar
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- agilityQuickness and ease
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
coordination · fluency · articulation · fingerwork · bowing · phrasing · intonation · dynamics · tempo · ornamentation
giftedness
Exceptional innate ability
knack · endowment · innateness · potential · precocity · natural · prodigious · innate · God-given · remarkable
recital
Solo musical performance
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
showmanship · encore · ovation · repertoire · debut · audition · competition · conservatory · prodigy · wunderkind
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- musicianshipsinging, playing, performing, practicing, harmonizing
- meritmerit, worth, worthiness, excellence, achievement
- Prog RockKing Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, prog rock
virtuosityincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · amateurishness · ineptness · clumsiness · bungling
virtuositymediocrity
Quality of being average
failure · botching · hackwork · sloppiness · shoddiness
virtuosityartlessness
Sincere, unfeigned manner
gracelessness · dullness · lifelessness · blandness · colorlessness
- musical virtuosityExceptional technical skill performing