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virtu

noun

/vɜːrˈtuː/

Meaning

a love of or taste for fine art, antiques, or curiosities

The collector’s house was filled with objects of virtu.

artistry, aesthetic, taste, refinement, connoisseurship

vulgarity, tastelessness

objects of virtu, virtu collector, art and virtu

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.

the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day, due to the attraction...

a support used by someone injured to walk; also something relied upon for support or help

The act of releasing something, especially gas, heat, or light.

a number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another; a set...