Defn: Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities;
powerless.
Virtueless she wished all herbs and charms. Fairfax.
VIRTUOSITY
Vir`tu*os"i*ty, n.
1. The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or æsthetic cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism. This famous passage . . . over which the virtuosity of modern times, rejoicing in evil, has hung so fondly. C. Kingsley.
2. Virtuosos, collectively. Carlyle.
3. An art or study affected by virtuosos.
VIRTUOSO
Vir`tu*o"so, n.; pl. Virtuosos; It. Virtuosi. Etym: [It. See
Virtuous.]
1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.
VIRTUOSOSHIP
Vir`tu*o"so*ship, n.