virtuous

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English vertuous, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertuous, vertous, ultimately from Late Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs. Doublet of virtuoso.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

virtuous (comparative more virtuous, superlative most virtuous)

  1. Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.
    Synonyms: good, righteous, (obsolete) virtual
    Successful communities need strong, selfless leaders and a virtuous people.
    • 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 [], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 171:
      Her virtuous, pale-blue, saucerlike eyes flooded with leviathan tears on unexpected occasions and made Yossarian mad.

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Middle English

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

virtuous

  1. Alternative form of vertuous