Definitions for virtuvərˈtu, ˈvɜr tu
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vir•tuvərˈtu, ˈvɜr tu(n.)
or ver•tu
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
Category: Fine Arts
(used with a pl. v.) such objects or articles collectively.
Category: Fine Arts
a taste for such objects.
Category: Fine Arts
Origin of virtu:
1715–25; < It virtù, vertùvirtue
Princeton's WordNet
virtu, vertu, connoisseurship(noun)
love of or taste for fine objects of art
virtu, vertu(noun)
artistic quality
virtu(noun)
objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)
Wiktionary
virtu(Noun)
Knowledge of the fine arts
virtu(Noun)
objets d'art collectively
Webster Dictionary
Virtu(noun)
a love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities
Translations for virtu
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- deugAfrikaans
- فَضيلَهArabic
- добродретелBulgarian
- virtudePortuguese (BR)
- ctnostCzech
- die TugendGerman
- dydDanish
- προτέρημα, αρετήGreek
- virtudSpanish
- voorusEstonian
- فضیلتFarsi
- hyveFinnish
- vertuFrench
- הִתנַהֲגוּת מוּסָרִיתHebrew
- नैतिक गुणHindi
- vrlinaCroatian
- erényHungarian
- kebajikanIndonesian
- dyggðIcelandic
- virtùItalian
- 美徳Japanese
- 미덕Korean
- dorybėLithuanian
- tikumsLatvian
- sifat baikMalay
- deugdDutch
- dydNorwegian
- cnotaPolish
- فضیلتPersian
- ښيګڼه، ښه والى، فضيلت، تقوى، غوره والى، ښه چلند، پاك لمني: سپيڅلتيا: اغيزه: ميړانه، زړه ور توبPashto
- virtuteRomanian
- добродетельRussian
- cnosťSlovak
- vrlinaSlovenian
- vrlinaSerbian
- dygdSwedish
- คุณงามความดีThai
- erdem, faziletTurkish
- 美德Chinese (Trad.)
- цнотливість, невинністьUkrainian
- نيکيUrdu
- đức hạnhVietnamese
- 美德Chinese (Simp.)
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