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   virtue

   /ˈvəːtʃuː/

   noun

   • 1. behaviour showing high moral standards: "paragons of virtue" Similar goodnessvirtuousnessrighteousnessmoralityethicalnessuprightnessupstandingnessintegritydignityrectitudehonestyhonourablenesshonourabilityhonourincorruptibilityprobityproprietydecencyrespectabilitynobilitynobility of soul/spiritnoblenessworthinessworthgoodtrustworthinessmeritoriousnessirreproachablenessblamelessnesspuritypurenesslack of corruptionmeritprincipleshigh principlesethicsOpposite viceiniquity
   • ▪ a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person: "patience is a virtue" Similar good pointgood qualitystrong pointstrong suitlong suitassetforteattributeadvantagebenefitstrengthtalentinformal:plusOpposite failing
   • ▪ a good or useful quality of a thing: "Mike was extolling the virtues of the car" Similar meritadvantagebenefitusefulnessefficacyefficaciousnesspowerpotencyforcestrengthOpposite disadvantage
   • ▪ virginity or chastity, especially of a woman. archaic Similar virginityhonourmaidenhoodmaidenheadchastitychastenesspuritypurenesslack of sinsinlessnessspotlessnesswholesomenessinnocencedecencyvirtuousnessrespectabilitydignitymodestycelibacyabstinenceself-restraintself-denialinformal:cherryimmaculatenessrare:continenceOpposite promiscuity
   • 2. (in traditional Christian angelology) the seventh-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French vertu, from Latin virtus ‘valour, merit, moral perfection’, from vir ‘man’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. virtueless adjective

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   Synonyms for VIRTUE in English: goodness, honour, integrity, worth, dignity, excellence, morality, honesty, decency, respectability, …

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   Synonyms for VIRTUES: distinctions, advantages, merits, values, excellences, excellencies, graces, cardinal virtues; Antonyms of VIRTUES: deficiencies, defects, demerits, flaws, faults, failings, blemishes, disvalues