ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwäsəd.ē, -sətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: virtuoso (I) + -ity
1. : an often dilettantish interest especially in one of the fine arts or its products
2.
a.
(1) : great technical skill in the practice of the fine arts and especially in the performance of music
performed with virtuosity on the piano
(2) : technical brilliance of performance without accompanying artistic insight
a period of technical virtuosity without serious purpose — M.D.Geismar
b. : technical skill as manifested in the artistic product
struck by the ease and virtuosity of the writing — Arnold Bennett