Virtue

Meaning

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

High moral standards or a good quality considered morally good.

Example Sentences

Honesty is considered the highest virtue in many cultures.

Patience is considered a great virtue.

Example Expressions

by virtue of

Synonyms

goodness, morality, integrity, excellence, righteousness

Entry 1

goodness, morality, integrity, excellence

Entry 2

morality, goodness, integrity, righteousness

Antonyms

vice, immorality, wickedness, corruption

Entry 1

vice, immorality, wickedness

Entry 2

vice, immorality, corruption

Collocations

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

Entry 1

moral virtue, cardinal virtue, virtue ethics

Entry 2

cardinal virtue, moral virtue, virtue of patience