September 16, 2011
sprezzatura

sprez·za·tu·ra (sprɛttsaˈtura)
Italian, from Baldassare Castiglione’s “The Book of the Courtier.”

noun
studied nonchalance; perfect conduct or performance of something (as an artistic endeavor) without apparent effort

The musician’s sprezzatura was made obvious to all after the first few measures of his performance. 

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