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vir·tu·ous V0117800 (vûr′cho͞o-əs)adj.1. Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence: led a virtuous life. See Synonyms at moral.2. Archaic Chaste: a virtuous woman. vir′tu·ous·ly adv.vir′tu·ous·ness n.virtuous (ˈvɜːtʃʊəs) adj1. characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright2. (of women) chaste or virginal ˈvirtuously adv ˈvirtuousness nvir•tu•ous (ˈvɜr tʃu əs) adj. 1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright. 2. chaste: a virtuous young person. [1300–50; vertuous < Anglo-French < Late Latin virtuōsus= Latin virtu(s) virtue + -ōsus -ous] vir′tu•ous•ly, adv. vir′tu•ous•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | virtuous - morally excellentchaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"good - morally admirablemoral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16wicked - morally bad in principle or practice | | 2. | virtuous - in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"vestal, virgin, virginal, purechaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
virtuousadjective1. good, moral, ethical, upright, honourable, excellent, pure, worthy, honest, righteous, exemplary, squeaky-clean, blameless, praiseworthy, incorruptible, high-principled The president is portrayed as a virtuous family man. good evil, corrupt, immoral, vicious, dishonest, wicked, sinful, depraved, debauched, unrighteous2. chaste, pure, innocent, celibate, spotless, virginal, clean-living a prince who falls in love with a beautiful and virtuous maiden chaste loose, promiscuous, impure, unchaste3. self-righteous, pleased with yourself, smug I cleaned the flat, which left me feeling very virtuous.virtuousadjective1. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct:ethical, moral, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded.2. Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct:chaste, decent, modest, nice, pure, virgin, virginal.Translationsvirtue (ˈvəːtʃuː) noun1. a good moral quality. Honesty is a virtue. 美德 美德2. a good quality. The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean. 優點 优点3. goodness of character etc. She is a person of great virtue. 操守 德行ˈvirtuous adjective morally good. She is a virtuous young woman. 品德高尚的 品行端正的,有道德的 ˈvirtuously adverb 品德高尚地 品行端正地,合乎道德地 ˈvirtuousness noun 品德高尚 正直高洁,贞德 EncyclopediaSeeVirtuousnessMedicalSeevirtueVIRTUOUS
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Synonyms for virtuousadj goodSynonyms- good
- moral
- ethical
- upright
- honourable
- excellent
- pure
- worthy
- honest
- righteous
- exemplary
- squeaky-clean
- blameless
- praiseworthy
- incorruptible
- high-principled
Antonyms- evil
- corrupt
- immoral
- vicious
- dishonest
- wicked
- sinful
- depraved
- debauched
- unrighteous
adj chasteSynonyms- chaste
- pure
- innocent
- celibate
- spotless
- virginal
- clean-living
Antonyms- loose
- promiscuous
- impure
- unchaste
adj self-righteousSynonyms- self-righteous
- pleased with yourself
- smug
Synonyms for virtuousadj in accordance with principles of right or good conductSynonyms- ethical
- moral
- principled
- proper
- right
- righteous
- rightful
- right-minded
adj morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conductSynonyms- chaste
- decent
- modest
- nice
- pure
- virgin
- virginal
Synonyms for virtuousadj morally excellentRelated Words- chaste
- good
- moral
- pious
- righteous
Antonymsadj in a state of sexual virginitySynonymsRelated Words |