virtuous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈvɜrtʃuəs/ UK /ˈvɜːtʃuəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
having or showing high moral standards; righteous

She led a quiet, virtuous life devoted to others.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having or showing high... righteous moral upright ethical honorable good

Opposites

wicked immoral corrupt depraved sinful

Word family

Forms virtuously

Derived forms virtuouslyvirtuousness

Related forms virtuevirtuvirtuoso

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Idioms (1)

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virtuous circle
a beneficial loop in which each success makes the next success more likely

Proverbs (1)

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The price of a virtuous woman is far above rubies

Etymology

From Old French 'vertuos' ('righteous, brave'), from Late Latin 'virtuosus', from Latin 'virtus' ('valor, excellence, moral worth'), from 'vir' ('man').

vertuos Old French virtus Latin vir Latin

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# virtuous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɜrtʃuəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɜːtʃuəs/

## Meanings
1. having or showing high moral standards; righteous

## Examples
- She led a quiet, virtuous life devoted to others.

## Synonyms
- righteous
- moral
- upright
- ethical
- honorable
- good

## Antonyms
- wicked
- immoral
- corrupt
- depraved
- sinful

## Derived Forms
- virtuously
- virtuousness

## Related Forms
- virtue
- virtu
- virtuoso

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vertuos
- Root: virtus
- Root: vir

## Etymology
From Old French 'vertuos' ('righteous, brave'), from Late Latin 'virtuosus', from Latin 'virtus' ('valor, excellence, moral worth'), from 'vir' ('man').

## AI Etymology
Virtuous is an adjective meaning "having or showing high moral standards; righteous". Historically, it is from Old French 'vertuos' ('righteous, brave'), from Late Latin 'virtuosus', from Latin 'virtus' ('valor, excellence, moral worth'), from 'vir' ('man'). The historical chain links Old French vertuos, Latin virtus, and Latin vir. Close English family members include virtuously, virtuousness, virtue, virtu, and virtuoso.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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