Virtuoso – Someone who is extremely skilled at something, especially at playing a musical instrument

(Pronounced vuhr-tyoo-oh-soh)

To remember the definition of the word virtuoso, use the following mnemonic:

That was virtually perfect and oh so (virtuoso) wonderful. This musician is extremely skilled.

Examples of virtuoso in a sentence

My daughter is quite the virtuoso, she could play the violin at the age of three!

He's a virtuoso in his field, someone to aspire to being as good as.

Mary wasn't just good at painting, she was a virtuoso.