How do you pronounce virtuosity?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/.

virtuosity

/ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"Greek art and culture, which had become international, degenerated to mere virtuosity, empty of any ideal."
"At any rate, there is fun to be had not only from the De Vriesian virtuosity in pun and parody, but in following his literally incredible plot."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts Latin -tūs Latin virtūs Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English virtuosity From virtuoso + -ity (“quality of”); the terminal -o drops out. Compare Middle English vertuosite (“virtuous quality or character”).

virtuosities (plural)

reciprocity pomposity

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