Meaning & use
virtue
A quality of high moral standing, such as honesty or courage, considered good or admirable.
See it in a sentence
Patience is a virtue he learned slowly, through years of raising four children.
The philosopher argued that courage without wisdom is not a true virtue at all.
A note on using this word
Virtue can name a specific admirable trait, as in 'the virtue of patience,' or moral goodness in general, as in 'a life of virtue.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
vicewickedness
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