Definitions for virtuousness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vir•tu•ousˈvɜr tʃu əs(adj.)

  1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright.

    Category: Philosphy

  2. chaste:

    a virtuous young person.

Origin of virtuous:

1300–50; vertuous < AF < LL virtuōsus= L virtu(s)virtue+-ōsus -ous

vir′tu•ous•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence(noun)

    the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

Wiktionary

  1. virtuousness(Noun)

    the state of being virtuous


Translations for virtuousness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

virtuousness(noun)

morally good

She is a virtuous young woman.

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