different between virtuoso vs able

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtu?sus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?v?.t?u???.s??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?v?.t?u?o?.so?/

Noun

virtuoso (plural virtuosos or virtuosi)

1. (now historical) An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur. [from 17th c.]
2. Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert. [from 17th c.]
3. Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]

Translations

Adjective

virtuoso (comparative more virtuoso, superlative most virtuoso)

1. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.

Related terms

Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Late Latin virtu?sus (“virtuous”), from Latin virt?s (“excellence”). Synchronically analysable as virtù +? -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vir.tu?o.zo/, (traditional) /vir.tu?o.so/, (traditional) /vir?two.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo

Adjective

virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosi, feminine plural virtuose)

1. virtuous
2. skilful
3. upright

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosi, feminine virtuosa)

1. virtuoso, master (of an instrument)

Derived terms

• virtuosamente
• virtuosismo
• virtuosistico
• virtuosità

Descendants

• ? English: virtuoso
• ? French: virtuose

Anagrams

• ostruivo

Latin

Adjective

virtu?s?

1. dative masculine singular of virtu?sus
2. dative neuter singular of virtu?sus
3. ablative masculine singular of virtu?sus
4. ablative neuter singular of virtu?sus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /vi?.tu.?o.zu/, /vi?.tu.?o.zu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi?.tu.?o.zo/, /vi?.tu.?o.zo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi?.?two.zu/
• Hyphenation: vir?tu?o?so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin virtu?sus (“virtuous”), from Latin virt?s + -?sus.

Adjective

virtuoso m (feminine singular virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas, comparable)

1. virtuous (full of virtues)

Inflection

Related terms

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. A virtuous person.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtu?sus (“virtuous”).

Alternative forms

• virtuose

Adjective

virtuoso m (feminine singular virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas, comparable)

1. virtuoso (with masterly ability)

Inflection

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuoso (person with masterly ability)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi??twoso/, [bi??t?wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin virtu?sus (“virtuous”), from Latin virt?s + -?sus.

Adjective

virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuous

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuous person

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtu?sus (“virtuous”).

Adjective

virtuoso (feminine virtuosa, masculine plural virtuosos, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuoso (exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso)

Noun

virtuoso m (plural virtuosos, feminine virtuosa, feminine plural virtuosas)

1. virtuoso

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) hable

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.bl?/, /?e?.b?l/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l
• Homophone: Abel

Etymology 1

From Middle English able, from Old Northern French able, variant of Old French abile, habile, from Latin habilis (“easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”), from habe? (“have, possess”) +? -ibilis.

Adjective

able (comparative abler, superlative ablest)

1. (obsolete) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18^th century.]
2. (obsolete) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18^th century.]
3. (obsolete, dialectal) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
4. Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
5. Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

6. (obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

7. (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the late 19^th century.]

8. Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
9. (law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18^th century.]

10. (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18^th century.]

Usage notes

• In standard English, one is "able to do something". In some older texts representing various dialects, particularly Irish English, or black speech, "able for do something" is found instead, and in some Caribbean dialects "able with" is sometimes found.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:skillful

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English ablen, from Middle English able (adjective).

Verb

able (third-person singular simple present ables, present participle abling, simple past and past participle abled)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16^th century.]
2. (transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19^th century.]
3. (transitive, obsolete) To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15^th century.]
4. (transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17^th century.]
5. (transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the early 17^th century.]

Derived terms

• abled

Translations

Etymology 3

From the first letter of the word. Suggested in the 1916 United States Army Signal Book to distinguish the letter when communicating via telephone, and later adopted in other radio and telephone signal standards.

Noun

able (uncountable)

1. (military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.

References

Anagrams

• Abel, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea

French

Noun

able m (plural ables)

1. a vernacular name of the common bleak (usually called ablette)
2. a vernacular name of the sunbleak or moderlieschen, also called able de Heckel
3. (rare) a vernacular name of any of some other related fishes in the genus Alburnus (Cyprinidae)

Further reading

• “able” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Abel, Bâle, béal, bêla

Old French

Alternative forms

• abile
• abille
• habile

Etymology

Latin habilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.bl?/

Adjective

able m (oblique and nominative feminine singular able)

1. able; capable

Declension

Descendants

• French: habile
  • ? Romanian: abil
• ? Middle Dutch: abel
  • Dutch: abel
• ? Middle English: able, habil
  • English: able, habile
    • ? Welsh: abl

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ebl/
• (South Scots) IPA^(key): /j?bl/

Adjective

able (comparative mair able, superlative maist able)

1. able, substantial, physically fit, strong, shrewd, cute
2. (obsolete) well-to-do, rich