virtu:
n;
1) enjoyment of the arts
2) being rare or beautiful: interesting to a collector
3) art curios or antiques
other "V" words in no particular order:
vocabulation: selection and use of words
vagitus: the cry of the newborn
verbochromia: attributing colors to words
vorstellung: a sensuous mental image
vespertine: pertaning to or occurring in the evening
viraginity: masculinity in a woman
vade mecum: a favorite book carried everywhere
vecordious: senseless, insane, mad
varietist: someone who practices unorthodox sex
veriloquent: speaking truthfully