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1. (n.) virtue
conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; moral excellence; rectitude.
2. virtue
a particular moral excellence.
3. virtue
chastity; virginity:
to lose one's virtue.
4. virtue
a good or admirable quality or property.
5. virtue
effective force; power or potency.
6. virtue
virtues, an order of angels.
7. virtue
manly excellence; valor.
8. virtue
by or in virtue of, by reason of; because of.
9. virtue
make a virtue of necessity, to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.
Etymology: (1175–1225; vertu < OF < L virtūtem, acc. of virtūs desirable male qualities, worth, virtue =vir man (seen virile ) +-tūs abstract n. suffix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence
the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
2. (noun) merit, virtue
any admirable quality or attribute
"work of great merit"
3. (noun) virtue, chastity, sexual morality
morality with respect to sexual relations
4. (noun) virtue
a particular moral excellence
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1. (noun) virtue
an advantage or useful feature
the virtues and benefits of Internet shopping
2. virtue
a good quality in sb's character
Modesty is not one of his virtues.
3. virtue
behavior that is morally good
a woman's virtue
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) virtue
manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor
2. (noun) virtue
active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine
3. (noun) virtue
energy or influence operating without contact of the material or sensible substance
4. (noun) virtue
excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth
5. (noun) virtue
specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty
6. (noun) virtue
a particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc
7. (noun) virtue
specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity of women; virginity
8. (noun) virtue
one of the orders of the celestial hierarchy
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Sense: a good moral quality
Honesty is a virtue.
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 Afrikaans: deug |
 Arabic: فَضيلَه |
 Bulgarian: добродретел |
 Brazilian: virtude |
 Czech: ctnost |
 German: die Tugend |
 Danish: dyd |
 Greek: προτέρημα, αρετή |
 Spanish: virtud |
 Estonian: voorus |
 Farsi: فضیلت |
 Finnish: hyve |
 French: vertu |
 Hebrew: הִתנַהֲגוּת מוּסָרִית |
 Hindi: नैतिक गुण |
 Croatian: vrlina |
 Hungarian: erény |
 Indonesian: kebajikan |
 Icelandic: dyggð |
 Italian: virtù |
 Japanese: 美徳 |
 Korean: 미덕 |
 Lithuanian: dorybė |
 Latvian: tikums |
 Malay: sifat baik |
 Dutch: deugd |
 Norwegian: dyd |
 Polish: cnota |
 Persian: فضیلت |
 Pashto: ښيګڼه، ښه والى، فضيلت، تق |
 Romanian: virtute |
 Russian: добродетель |
 Slovak: cnosť |
 Slovenian: vrlina |
 Serbian: vrlina |
 Swedish: dygd |
 Thai: คุณงามความดี |
 Turkish: erdem, fazilet |
 Taiwanese: 美德 |
 Ukrainian: цнотливість, невинність |
 Urdu: نيکي |
 Vietnamese: đức hạnh |
 Chinese: 美德 |
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