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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 | ||
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