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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vir•tue /ˈvɜrtʃu/USA pronunciation n. - Philosophy the practice of behaving or living one's life according to moral and ethical principles;
moral excellence:[uncountable]a life of virtue. - Philosophy a particular quality that reflects such moral excellence:[countable]His virtues include honesty and integrity.
- [uncountable] chastity, esp. in a woman.
- a desirable quality or property:[countable]Riding a bike to work was one of the virtues of living in a university town.
Idioms- Idioms by or in virtue of, by reason of;
because of:By virtue of his office, the Vice President decides a tie in the Senate. - Idioms make a virtue of necessity, to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vir•tue (vûr′cho̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophymoral excellence;
goodness;
righteousness. - Philosophyconformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles;
uprightness;
rectitude. - chastity;
virginity:to lose one's virtue. - Philosophya particular moral excellence. Cf. cardinal virtues, natural virtue, theological 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. Cf. angel (def. 1).
- manly excellence;
valor. - by or 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.
- Latin virtūt- (stem of virtūs) maleness, worth, virtue, equivalent. to vir man (see virile) + -tūt- abstract noun, nominal suffix
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Latin) of Middle English vertu
- alteration (with i 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See goodness.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged probity, integrity.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vice.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: virtue /ˈvɜːtjuː -tʃuː/ n - 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, in virtue of ⇒ on account of or by reason of
- make a virtue of necessity ⇒ to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case
Etymology: 13th Century: vertu, from Old French, from Latin virtūs manliness, courage, from vir man |