Virtue meaning

What does “virtue” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“virtue” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.

virtue

noun

  1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

  2. any admirable quality or attribute

    “work of great merit”

    Synonymsmerit
  3. morality with respect to sexual relations

  4. a particular moral excellence

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University