English noun: virtue | |||
1. | virtue (attribute) the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong | ||
Synonyms | moral excellence, virtuousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | good, goodness | ||
2. | virtue (attribute) any admirable quality or attribute | ||
Samples | Work of great merit. | ||
Synonyms | merit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worth | ||
Antonyms | demerit, fault | ||
3. | virtue (attribute) morality with respect to sexual relations | ||
Synonyms | chastity, sexual morality | ||
Broader (hypernym) | morality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | honor, honour, pureness, purity | ||
Attribute | chaste, unchaste | ||
4. | virtue (attribute) a particular moral excellence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | good, goodness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cardinal virtue | ||