Meaning & use
virtues
Good moral qualities or behaviors, such as honesty, kindness, or courage, that are widely admired.
See it in a sentence
Patience and honesty are among the virtues her parents tried hardest to teach her.
The essay compared the virtues praised by several ancient philosophers.
A note on using this word
Virtues is the plural of virtue; each individual virtue, like courage or generosity, can also be discussed on its own.
Words with a similar meaning
good qualitiesmerits
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Words with an opposite meaning
vices
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