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virtue

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈvɝːtʃuː/ · UK /ˈvɜːtʃuː/

Forms: virtues

virtue means: A good quality in a person’s character, such as honesty or patience.

noun

GOOD TRAITB2

A good quality in a person’s character, such as honesty or patience.

  • Patience is a useful virtue.
  • Honesty was one of her greatest virtues.
  • He has many virtues, including kindness.

Similar words: good quality, strength

Opposites: vice

Common phrases: a virtue, virtue of patience, personal virtue

ADVANTAGEB2

A useful or good feature of someone or something.

  • The phone has the virtue of being easy to use.
  • This method has several virtues.
  • Her proposal has one clear virtue: simplicity.

How to use it: the virtue of something (The main virtue of this plan is its low cost.)

Similar words: advantage, merit, strength

Opposites: drawback

Common phrases: virtue of something, chief virtue, great virtue

MORAL GOODNESSC1

The quality of behaving well and doing what is morally right.

  • She believed in the value of virtue.
  • Their laws were meant to encourage virtue.
  • We admired his virtue as well as his courage.

Similar words: goodness, moral integrity

Opposites: vice

Common phrases: moral virtue, life of virtue, virtue and vice

Questions about virtue

What does virtue mean?

A good quality in a person’s character, such as honesty or patience.

What is virtue in other languages?

Türkçe: erdem · Español: virtud · Français: vertu · Deutsch: Tugend · Italiano: virtù · 日本語: 美徳

How do you pronounce virtue?

In American English /ˈvɝːtʃuː/; in British English /ˈvɜːtʃuː/.

How do you use virtue in a sentence?

Patience is a useful virtue. Honesty was one of her greatest virtues.

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