Difference between Virtuoso and Consummate

What is the difference between Virtuoso and Consummate?

Virtuoso as an adjective is exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso while Consummate as an adjective is complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.

Virtuoso

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso

Example sentence: Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I don't drop the key.

Consummate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.highly skilled and experienced, fully qualified

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touchTo make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.To become perfected, receive the finishing touch

Example sentence: I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.

We hope you now know whether to use Virtuoso or Consummate in your sentence.

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