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Virtue

noun

/ˈvɜː.tʃuː/

Meaning

behavior showing high moral standards; a good or useful quality of a thing

High moral standards or a good quality considered morally good.

Honesty is considered the highest virtue in many cultures.

Patience is considered a great virtue.

by virtue of

goodness, morality, integrity, excellence, righteousness

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goodness, morality, integrity, excellence

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morality, goodness, integrity, righteousness

vice, immorality, wickedness, corruption

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vice, immorality, wickedness

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vice, immorality, corruption

moral virtue, cardinal virtue, virtue ethics, virtue of patience

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moral virtue, cardinal virtue, virtue ethics

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cardinal virtue, moral virtue, virtue of patience

Large areas covered with trees and undergrowth, providing natural habitats for wildlife.

The part of the body below the chest and above the hips that contains the stomach and other organs.

A person with an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic drinks.

behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability

a large reptile with a long mouth and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes in hot countries

the state of feeling remorseful and repentant