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virtue
[ vur-choo ]
noun
- moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
Antonyms:
- conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.
Synonyms: ,
- chastity; virginity:
to lose one's virtue.
- a good or admirable quality or property:
the virtue of knowing one's weaknesses.
- effective force; power or potency:
a charm with the virtue of removing warts.
- virtues, an order of angels. Compare angel ( def 1 ).
- manly excellence; valor.
virtue
/ -tʃuË; ˈvÉœËtjuË /
noun
- the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness
- a particular moral excellence
the virtue of tolerance
- any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity)
- any admirable quality, feature, or trait
- chastity, esp in women
- archaic.an effective, active, or inherent power or force
- by virtue of or in virtue ofon account of or by reason of
- make a virtue of necessityto acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case
Derived Forms
- ˈ±¹¾±°ù³Ù³Ü±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±¹¾±°ùt³Ü±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ±¹¾±°ùt³Ü±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ·ness noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±¹¾±°ùt³Ü±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of virtue1
Idioms and Phrases
- by / in virtue of, by reason of; because of:
to act by virtue of one's legitimate authority.
- make a virtue of necessity, to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.
More idioms and phrases containing virtue
see by virtue of ; make a virtue of necessity .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s a mark of sophistication, as well as a displayed commitment to the democratic virtue of tolerance, to respect the person even as one opposes their political agenda.
Soda was always an easy villain in the wellness wars — but now, with the right blend of fiber, fruit and friendly bacteria, it’s trying to buy its way into virtue.
In some instances, though, soggy, overcooked pasta can be coated in an unappealing sauce, which is a disservice to the true virtue of pasta.
The left suddenly rediscovered the virtues of campus free speech amidst the Gaza protests of the last academic year – at precisely the moment the right suddenly sought to curtail it.
The problem with Irish “specialness†arises when it is understood as, well, special — as conferring virtue or wisdom or an inherited sense of grievance that can all too easily tip over into xenophobia or racism.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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