What does vice mean?

Definitions for vice
ˈvaɪ si, -sə, vaɪsvice

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word vice.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. frailty, vicenoun

    moral weakness

  2. vicenoun

    a specific form of evildoing

    "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

Wikipedia

  1. VICE

    The software program VICE, standing for VersatIle Commodore Emulator, is a free and cross platform emulator for Commodore's 8-bit computers. It runs on Linux, Amiga, Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, Mac OS X, OS/2, RISC OS, QNX, GP2X, Pandora (console), Dingoo A320, Syllable, and BeOS host machines. VICE is free software, released under the GNU General Public License since 2004. VICE for Microsoft Windows (Win32) prior to v3.3 were known as WinVICE, the OS/2 variant is called Vice/2, and the emulator running on BeOS is called BeVICE.

ChatGPT

  1. vice

    A vice is a habit or behavior that is regarded as immoral, evil, sinful, or degrading in societal norms. Often, it serves as a negative character trait or a defect. It can also refer to a criminal activity, especially associated with gambling, drugs, and prostitution. In the context of a workshop, a vice is a tool with movable jaws used for holding objects tightly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vicenoun

    a defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse

  2. Vicenoun

    a moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance

  3. Vicenoun

    the buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also Iniquity

  4. Vicenoun

    a kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise

  5. Vicenoun

    a tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements

  6. Vicenoun

    a gripe or grasp

  7. Viceverb

    to hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice

  8. Vice

    in the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned

  9. Vice

    denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc

  10. Etymology: [See Vise.]

Wikidata

  1. Vice

    Vice is a North American magazine that is focused on international arts, culture, and news topics. The publication is available free of charge in twenty-eight countries and is financed by advertising. Jesse Pearson was Vice's editor-in-chief for eight years, until his resignation in December 2010. As of March 2013, the magazine's editor-in-chief is Rocco Castoro and its global editor is documentary filmmaker Andy Capper. In April 2013, the Vice YouTube channel displayed over 2,000,000 subscribers.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vice

    Vise, vīs, n. an iron or wooden screw-press, fixed to the edge of a workboard, for holding anything tightly while being filed, &c.: (Shak.) a grip, grasp.—v.t. to screw. [Fr. vis (It. vite, screw)—L. vitis, tendril of a vine, anything spiral.]

  2. Vice

    vīs, n. a blemish or fault: immoral conduct: depravity of manners: a bad trick or habit in a horse: mischievousness: the stock buffoon in the old English Moralities or moral plays.—n. Vicios′ity.—adj. Vicious (vish′us).adv. Vic′iously.—n. Vic′iousness.—Vicious circle, syllogism, circular or erroneous reasoning; Vicious intromission (see Intromit). [Fr.,—L. vitium, a blemish.]

  3. Vice

    vīs, prep. in the place of: also a prefix denoting in the compound word one who acts in place of or is second in rank to another.—n. a vice-chairman, &c.: one who acts in place of a superior.—ns. Vice′-ad′miral, one acting in the place of, or second in command to, an admiral; Vice′-ad′miralty, the office of a vice-admiral—(Vice′-ad′miralty courts, tribunals in the British colonies, having jurisdiction over maritime causes); Vice′-chair′man, an alternate chairman; Vice′-chair′manship; Vice′-chan′cellor, one acting for a chancellor: a lower judge of Chancery; (R.C. Church) the cardinal whose duty it is to draft and despatch papal bulls and briefs; Vice′-chan′cellorship; Vice′-con′sul, one who acts in a consul's place: a consul in a less important district; Vice′-con′sulship; Vice-dean′, a canon chosen to represent an absent dean; Vicegē′rency, the office of a vicegerent, deputed power.—adj. Vicegē′rent, acting in place of another, having delegated authority.—n. one acting in place of a superior.—ns. Vice′-gov′ernor, deputy governor; Vice′-king, one who acts in place of a king; Vice′-pres′idency, -pres′identship; Vice′-pres′ident, an officer next in rank below the president; Vice′-prin′cipal, assistant principal.—adj. Vicerē′gal.—ns. Vicerē′gency; Vice′roy, Vicerē′gent, one representing the royal authority in a dependency, as in India; Viceroy′alty, Vice′royship. [L., 'in the place of,' abl. of vicis (gen.), change.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VICE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vice is ranked #6318 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Vice surname appeared 5,403 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Vice.

    89.5% or 4,837 total occurrences were White.
    5.7% or 309 total occurrences were Black.
    2% or 108 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 90 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vice in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of vice in a Sentence

  1. Senator Harris:

    >( CNN) In Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, Tulsi Gabbard decided to drop her opposition research book right on Kamala Harris. . duval-3 { width :100 % ; position : relative ; border : 1px solid # 979797 ; border-left : none ; border-right : none ; padding : 20px 0 ; box-sizing : border-box ; - webkit-box-sizing : border-box ; - moz-box-sizing : border-box ; margin : auto ; max-width : 660px ; }. duval-3 a { color : # 1a1a1a ; text-decoration : none ; font-size : 0 ; }. duval-3 a : hover { color : #d 9d9d9 ; text-decoration : underline ; - moz-text-decoration-color : #d 9d9d9 ; text-decoration-color : #d 9d9d9 ; }. duval-3 > a > * { vertical-align : top ; display : inline-block ; }. duval-3 > a > div { display : inline-block ; font-size :1.0666667 rem ; width : 80 % ; padding-top : 0px ; padding-left : 2 % ; }. duval-3 > a > img { width : 18 % ; height : auto ; } @media screen and( max-width :640 px) {. duval-3 > a > * { display : block ; margin : auto ; }. duval-3 > a > div { width : 100 % ; }. duval-3 > a > img { width : 50 % ; } } THE POINT -- NOW ON YOUTUBE ! In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe ! Amid a broader conversation about criminal justice reform between the California senator and former Vice President Joe Biden, the moderators turned to the Hawaii congresswoman. And she unloaded : but I'm deeply concerned about this record. There are too many examples to cite but Senator Harris put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when Senator Harris was asked if Senator Harris ever smoked marijuana.

  2. Joel Goldstein:

    Foreign travel is one of the times where presidents are very visible. And they're also more exposed, so, there's likely to be some occasions when she'll be asked about Afghanistan, and vice presidents speak with a large microphone, so there'll be attention to what she says, in a way that there isn't with many other officials.

  3. Kate Bedingfield:

    Vice President Biden has dedicated his public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women, he authored and fought for the passage and reauthorization of the landmark Violence Against Women Act. He firmly believes that women have a right to be heard -- and heard respectfully. Such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press.

  4. Mike Casca:

    Tens of millions are uninsured while coronavirus spreads, the planet is warming at an accelerating rate, working people haven't seen a real raise in decades, and Former Vice President Joe Biden is worried about some damn tweets ? let's try to stay focused on the big issues.

  5. Joe Biden:

    You have to start now deciding who you're going to have background checks done on as vice presidential candidates and it takes time.

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