Meanings
- not comparableNot virtuosic.
Its vibe is so desirable, and so possible: its best records were made with simple arrangements, careful drum-pattern repetition, winnowed-down bass lines, pre-1980s studio-recording techniques and, in plenty of cases, nonvirtuosic singers.
2009 July 17, Ben Ratliff, “Harking Back to Southern Soul, and Then Reveling in Those Sounds”, in New York Times
Origin
Cite this entry
nonvirtuosic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvirtuosic
“nonvirtuosic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvirtuosic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvirtuosic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvirtuosic.
Source: nonvirtuosic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.