virtu

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɜːˈtuː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vər to̅o̅′, vûr′to̅o̅)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
vir•tu  (vər to̅o̅′, vûr′to̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fine Artexcellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
  2. Fine Art(used with plural v.) such objects or articles collectively.
  3. Fine Arta taste for or knowledge of such objects.
Also, vertu. 
  • Italian virtù, vertù virtue
  • 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
virtu, vertu /vɜːˈtuː/ n
  1. a taste or love for curios or works of fine art; connoisseurship
  2. such objects collectively
  3. the quality of being rare, beautiful, or otherwise appealing to a connoisseur (esp in the phrases articles of virtu; objects of virtu)
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian virtù; see virtue
'virtu' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
vertu - virtual - virtuosity - virtuous

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