Virtue

Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/

Virtue (noun)

  1. a good quality or behavior that is considered morally right or admirable.
  2. a useful or positive feature of something.
  3. the quality of being morally good or righteous.

Examples

  • Honesty is a virtue that everyone should practice.
  • Patience is considered a great virtue in many cultures.

Common collocations: cultivate virtue, moral virtue, virtue of honesty, virtue of simplicity, by virtue of

Synonyms of Virtue

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Virtue

  • moral context
  • ethical context