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   virtue

   /ˈvəːtʃuː/

   noun

   • 1. behaviour showing high moral standards: "paragons of virtue" Similar goodnessvirtuousnessrighteousnessmoralityethicalnessuprightnessupstandingnessintegritydignityrectitudehonestyhonourablenesshonourabilityhonourincorruptibilityprobityproprietydecencyrespectabilitynobilitynobility of soul/spiritnoblenessworthinessworthgoodtrustworthinessmeritoriousnessirreproachablenessblamelessnesspuritypurenesslack of corruptionmeritprincipleshigh principlesethicsOpposite viceiniquity
   • ▪ a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person: "patience is a virtue" Similar good pointgood qualitystrong pointstrong suitlong suitassetforteattributeadvantagebenefitstrengthtalentinformal:plusOpposite failing
   • ▪ a good or useful quality of a thing: "Mike was extolling the virtues of the car" Similar meritadvantagebenefitusefulnessefficacyefficaciousnesspowerpotencyforcestrengthOpposite disadvantage
   • ▪ virginity or chastity, especially of a woman. archaic Similar virginityhonourmaidenhoodmaidenheadchastitychastenesspuritypurenesslack of sinsinlessnessspotlessnesswholesomenessinnocencedecencyvirtuousnessrespectabilitydignitymodestycelibacyabstinenceself-restraintself-denialinformal:cherryimmaculatenessrare:continenceOpposite promiscuity
   • 2. (in traditional Christian angelology) the seventh-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French vertu, from Latin virtus ‘valour, merit, moral perfection’, from vir ‘man’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. virtueless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVIRTUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VIRTUE definition: 1. a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good: 2. an advantage…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › virtueVirtue Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VIRTUE is conformity to a standard of right : morality. How to use virtue in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › virtueVIRTUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. Antonyms: vice. conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. Synonyms: integrity, probity. chastity; virginity: to lose one's virtue. a particular moral excellence. Compare cardinal virtues, natural virtue, theological virtue.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VirtueVirtue - Wikipedia

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   In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards: doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour, even when doing so may be unnecessary from a utilitarian perspective.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › virtueVirtue - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Virtue is the quality of being morally good. If you're writing a screenplay and you want it to be a real tearjerker, make sure your hero is full of virtue. The word virtue comes from the Latin root vir, for man. At first virtue meant manliness or valor, but over time it settled into the sense of moral excellence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvirtue noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   (formal) by means of or because of something. She got the job by virtue of her greater experience. make a virtue of something. to manage to present as a good quality something that other people might consider to be bad. There are artists who make a virtue of repetition. make a virtue of necessity.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVIRTUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. Its other great virtue, of course, is its hard-wearing quality. You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail.