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 Definitions of virtue  [ˈvɜr tʃu]  

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Definition of 'virtue' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'virtue' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'virtue' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'virtue' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'virtue' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a good moral quality
Honesty is a virtue.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: deug Arabic flag Arabic: فَضيلَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: добродретел
Brazilian flag Brazilian: virtude Czech flag Czech: ctnost German flag German: die Tugend
Danish flag Danish: dyd Greek flag Greek: προτέρημα, αρετή Spanish flag Spanish: virtud
Estonian flag Estonian: voorus Farsi flag Farsi: فضیلت Finnish flag Finnish: hyve
French flag French: vertu Hebrew flag Hebrew: הִתנַהֲגוּת מוּסָרִית Hindi flag Hindi: नैतिक गुण
Croatian flag Croatian: vrlina Hungarian flag Hungarian: erény Indonesian flag Indonesian: kebajikan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: dyggð Italian flag Italian: virtù Japanese flag Japanese: 美徳
Korean flag Korean: 미덕 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dorybė Latvian flag Latvian: tikums
Malay flag Malay: sifat baik Dutch flag Dutch: deugd Norwegian flag Norwegian: dyd
Polish flag Polish: cnota Persian flag Persian: فضیلت Pashto flag Pashto: ښيګڼه، ښه والى، فضيلت، تق
Romanian flag Romanian: virtute Russian flag Russian: добродетель Slovak flag Slovak: cnosť
Slovenian flag Slovenian: vrlina Serbian flag Serbian: vrlina Swedish flag Swedish: dygd
Thai flag Thai: คุณงามความดี Turkish flag Turkish: erdem, fazilet Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 美德
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: цнотливість, невинність Urdu flag Urdu: نيکي Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đức hạnh
Chinese flag Chinese: 美德

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