virtuous
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virtuous
- /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ UK
- /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English vertuous, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertuous, vertous, ultimately from Late Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs. By surface analysis, virtue + -ous. Doublet of virtuoso and piecewise doublet of virtùous.
adjective more virtuous · most virtuous · vertuous · vertuus · virtuose
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Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.
Successful communities need strong, selfless leaders and a virtuous people.
Similar: good, righteous, virtual, chaste, continent, correct, upstanding, delicate, decent, decorous, desertful, deserving
Opposite: bad, dishonest, immodest, immoral, incontinent, indecent, obscene, reprehensible, risque, shameless, unchaste, wicked
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: good, just, moral, upright, chaste, virginal, virgin, impeccable, impeccant, pure, innocent, righteous, sinless, vestal, well-intentioned, well-meaning
Translations
Every language
adj full of virtue; having excellent moral character
| Español | virtuoso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 徳の高い toku no takai |
| 中文 | 有道德的 yǒu dàodé de, 有德行的 yǒu déxíng de, 貞 /贞 zhēn |
| Português | virtuoso, nobre, digno |
| Français | vertueux |
| Deutsch | züchtig, tugendhaft, tugendsam |
| Italiano | virtuoso |
| Ελληνικά | ηθικός ithikós, ενάρετος enáretos |
| Română | virtuos |
| Русский | доброде́тельный dobrodételʹnyj, целому́дренный celomúdrennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | có đạo đức, có đức hạnh, tiết hạnh, đoan chính |
| العربية | فَاضِل fāḍil |
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