English Explanatory Dictionary

virtuous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/ en-us-virtuous.ogg

Word forms

virtuous more virtuous most virtuous vertuous vertuus virtuose

Etymology

From Middle English vertuous, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertuous, vertous, ultimately from Late Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs. By surface analysis, virtue + -ous. Doublet of virtuoso and piecewise doublet of virtùous.

Synonyms

good righteous virtual chaste continent correct delicate decent decorous desertful deserving dutiful duteous honest innocent meritorious modest moral noble right right-minded straight uprighteous virtuous well-intentioned whole-souled worthy

Antonyms

bad dishonest immodest immoral incontinent indecent obscene reprehensible risque shameless unchaste wicked

Related words

virtual virtue virtuosity hero goodness model

Derived words

virtuous circle virtuous cycle virtuous spiral virtuous couch virtuousness pseudovirtuous
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