virtuous

CEFRB2

/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having high moral standards and behaving well.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.

Examples

  • Any virtuous idea can be vicious in itself.

  • Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Successful communities need strong, selfless leaders and a virtuous people.

  • Her virtuous, pale-blue, saucerlike eyes flooded with leviathan tears on unexpected occasions and made Yossarian mad.

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Origin

adjective

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.