virtuosityn.

Brit.

/ˌvəːtʃʊˈɒsᵻti/,

/ˌvəːtjʊˈɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvərtʃəˈwɑsədi/

Forms: late Middle English vertuosite, late Middle English vertuosyte, 1600s vertuositie, 1600s– virtuosity.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin virtuositas ; virtuoso n., -ity suffix.

Etymology: In sense 1 < post-classical Latin virtuositas virtue (11th cent.), power, strength, efficacy (from 13th cent. in British sources) < virtuosus virtuous adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In later use independently < virtuos- (in virtuoso n.) + -ity suffix. Compare Middle French vertuoseté , French virtuosité moral goodness (15th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation), exceptional technical skill (1857; 1863 in a musical context). Compare earlier virtue n., virtuousness n.

†1.

a. Moral goodness; virtuousness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [noun] > moral excellence

goodwilleOE

goodnesseOE

thewnessc1200

goodlaikc1225

goodheadc1275

honestete1340

bountyc1386

goodliheada1393

prowessc1395

honestyc1400

goodliness1405

virtuosityc1443

virtuousnessc1449

virtueheada1456

good naturec1475

integrity1548

honestness1556

graciousness1591

saintship1613

gracefulness1619

saintliness1838

te1895

virtu1906

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 191 (MED) After þat þe moral vertuosite in þe ȝeuyng of money be more or lasse, so þe deseruyng and þe biyng of þe seid freendschip is more or lasse.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 90 (MED) Moral vertuosite of þe same deede..falliþ vpon þe same deede about þe same mater or obiect.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Virtuosity,..virtuousness.

b. Strength or excellence of character. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > manliness > [noun]

manshipc1275

manheadc1300

virtuec1330

manhooda1393

manliheadc1425

manful-hardinessc1450

manlinessc1450

manfulnessc1460

virtuosity1543

man1602

manlikeness1742

ruggedness1845

balls1958

1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 96 (MED) For his wyt and vertuosyte, Able he was..To haue ruled all the emperalyte.

a. Interest in or taste for the fine arts, natural curiosities, etc., esp. as pursued in the manner of a dabbler or dilettante; an instance of this. Also: the temperament typical of a person with such taste. Cf. virtu n., virtuoso n. 1b. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > love or study of the arts

virtuosity1673

virtue1709

virtu1722

dilettantism1808

dilettanteship1835

art appreciation1857

dilettantedom1887

1673 H. Stubbe Further Iustification War against Netherlands 82 We are regenerated from the School of Aristotle to that of Epicurus, from all Moral Gallantry and Virtue, to a most impertinent and effeminate Virtuosity.

1676 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 360 Edward Bendlowes,..a great poet..spent about 7 hundred a yeare in vertuositie and on flattering poets.

1738 J. Constable Conversat. of Gentlemen v. 169 You can now scarce have any thing from him, but petrified Snails, spontaneous Insects,..and the like... Upon my Return, I might defy his Virtuosity.

1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 48 491 The Viennese, by their wise virtuosity, do the thing [sc. eating and drinking] gently, and like gentlemen.

1894 A. Lynch Our Poets! 62 The name [sc. culture] is generally arrogated to mere dilletantism [sic], at best a virtuosity in trifles.

1942 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 3 60 The devotion of leisure to studies not only delightful but easy is characteristic of the whole movement of virtuosity.

†b. A particular product of or activity in the fine arts. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art

thingOE

virtuosity1848

oeuvre1889

opus1895

period piece1909

1848 Ainsworth's Mag. 13 277 Soft-cushioned sofas—tall mirrors—china virtuosities—annuals for 1848.

1883 Cent. Mag. 26 280 I've been cultivating some virtuosities, among other things. Remind me to show you my etchings when we go in.

3. Exceptional technical skill in music or another artistic pursuit; an instance of this. Also in extended use. Cf. virtuoso n. 2. Now the usual sense.Occasionally with negative connotations of the pursuit of technique at the expense of emotional depth or creativity.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [noun] > power and skill in

conveyance1572

execution1751

musicianship1829

virtuosity1831

musicality1839

virtuosoship1848

executancy1858

histrionics1931

chops1968

1831 New Monthly Mag. 33 312/2 Paganini has advanced a century beyond the present standard of virtuosity.

1877 E. Prout in Academy 17 Feb. 150 We have a short sketch of the history of piano virtuosity.

1894 Monist 4 315 Ibsen..as a poet possesses no other genius than the technical virtuosity of fitting his productions to the stage.

1919 Amer. Mag. Art Feb. 148/2 Artists who have acquired..a virtuosity of handling and a mastery of the resources of water color.

1975 R. Davies World of Wonders (1977) i. iv. 24 They tormented me with a virtuosity they never showed in anything else they did.

1985 G. Ehrlich Solace Open Spaces 95 What a bull rider lacks in technical virtuosity..he makes up for in personal flamboyance.

2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xix. 253 His virtuosity in a number of guitar styles from bolero to blues.

†4. With the and plural agreement: knowledgeable people or connoisseurs collectively. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > love or study of the arts > student or lover of the arts > collectively

virtuosity1833

1833 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 585/1 Where all the Virtuosity, and nearly all the Intellect, of the place assembled of an evening.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	virtuosity
释义	virtuosityn. Brit. /ˌvəːtʃʊˈɒsᵻti/, /ˌvəːtjʊˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvərtʃəˈwɑsədi/ Forms: late Middle English vertuosite, late Middle English vertuosyte, 1600s vertuositie, 1600s– virtuosity. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin virtuositas ; virtuoso n., -ity suffix. Etymology: In sense 1 < post-classical Latin virtuositas virtue (11th cent.), power, strength, efficacy (from 13th cent. in British sources) < virtuosus virtuous adj. + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In later use independently < virtuos- (in virtuoso n.) + -ity suffix. Compare Middle French vertuoseté , French virtuosité moral goodness (15th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation), exceptional technical skill (1857; 1863 in a musical context). Compare earlier virtue n., virtuousness n. †1. a. Moral goodness; virtuousness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] > moral excellence goodwilleOE goodnesseOE thewnessc1200 goodlaikc1225 goodheadc1275 honestete1340 bountyc1386 goodliheada1393 prowessc1395 honestyc1400 goodliness1405 virtuosityc1443 virtuousnessc1449 virtueheada1456 good naturec1475 integrity1548 honestness1556 graciousness1591 saintship1613 gracefulness1619 saintliness1838 te1895 virtu1906 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 191 (MED) After þat þe moral vertuosite in þe ȝeuyng of money be more or lasse, so þe deseruyng and þe biyng of þe seid freendschip is more or lasse. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 90 (MED) Moral vertuosite of þe same deede..falliþ vpon þe same deede about þe same mater or obiect. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Virtuosity,..virtuousness. b. Strength or excellence of character. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > manliness > [noun] manshipc1275 manheadc1300 virtuec1330 manhooda1393 manliheadc1425 manful-hardinessc1450 manlinessc1450 manfulnessc1460 virtuosity1543 man1602 manlikeness1742 ruggedness1845 balls1958 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 96 (MED) For his wyt and vertuosyte, Able he was..To haue ruled all the emperalyte. 2. a. Interest in or taste for the fine arts, natural curiosities, etc., esp. as pursued in the manner of a dabbler or dilettante; an instance of this. Also: the temperament typical of a person with such taste. Cf. virtu n., virtuoso n. 1b. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > love or study of the arts virtuosity1673 virtue1709 virtu1722 dilettantism1808 dilettanteship1835 art appreciation1857 dilettantedom1887 1673 H. Stubbe Further Iustification War against Netherlands 82 We are regenerated from the School of Aristotle to that of Epicurus, from all Moral Gallantry and Virtue, to a most impertinent and effeminate Virtuosity. 1676 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 360 Edward Bendlowes,..a great poet..spent about 7 hundred a yeare in vertuositie and on flattering poets. 1738 J. Constable Conversat. of Gentlemen v. 169 You can now scarce have any thing from him, but petrified Snails, spontaneous Insects,..and the like... Upon my Return, I might defy his Virtuosity. 1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 48 491 The Viennese, by their wise virtuosity, do the thing [sc. eating and drinking] gently, and like gentlemen. 1894 A. Lynch Our Poets! 62 The name [sc. culture] is generally arrogated to mere dilletantism [sic], at best a virtuosity in trifles. 1942 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 3 60 The devotion of leisure to studies not only delightful but easy is characteristic of the whole movement of virtuosity. †b. A particular product of or activity in the fine arts. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art thingOE virtuosity1848 oeuvre1889 opus1895 period piece1909 1848 Ainsworth's Mag. 13 277 Soft-cushioned sofas—tall mirrors—china virtuosities—annuals for 1848. 1883 Cent. Mag. 26 280 I've been cultivating some virtuosities, among other things. Remind me to show you my etchings when we go in. 3. Exceptional technical skill in music or another artistic pursuit; an instance of this. Also in extended use. Cf. virtuoso n. 2. Now the usual sense.Occasionally with negative connotations of the pursuit of technique at the expense of emotional depth or creativity. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [noun] > power and skill in conveyance1572 execution1751 musicianship1829 virtuosity1831 musicality1839 virtuosoship1848 executancy1858 histrionics1931 chops1968 1831 New Monthly Mag. 33 312/2 Paganini has advanced a century beyond the present standard of virtuosity. 1877 E. Prout in Academy 17 Feb. 150 We have a short sketch of the history of piano virtuosity. 1894 Monist 4 315 Ibsen..as a poet possesses no other genius than the technical virtuosity of fitting his productions to the stage. 1919 Amer. Mag. Art Feb. 148/2 Artists who have acquired..a virtuosity of handling and a mastery of the resources of water color. 1975 R. Davies World of Wonders (1977) i. iv. 24 They tormented me with a virtuosity they never showed in anything else they did. 1985 G. Ehrlich Solace Open Spaces 95 What a bull rider lacks in technical virtuosity..he makes up for in personal flamboyance. 2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard xix. 253 His virtuosity in a number of guitar styles from bolero to blues. †4. With the and plural agreement: knowledgeable people or connoisseurs collectively. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > love or study of the arts > student or lover of the arts > collectively virtuosity1833 1833 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 585/1 Where all the Virtuosity, and nearly all the Intellect, of the place assembled of an evening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1443
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