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virtuous

/ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
vir-tu-ous
IPA
/ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/
  • British English: /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/

Inflected Forms

more virtuous (comparative) most virtuous (superlative) vertuous (alternative, obsolete) vertuus (alternative, obsolete) virtuose (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

nonvirtuous pseudovirtuous ultravirtuous unvirtuous virtuously virtuousness

Phrases

virtuous circle virtuous cycle virtuous spiral virtuous couch

Frequently Paired Words

virtual virtue virtuosity hero goodness model

Synonyms

good righteous virtual chaste continent correct upstanding delicate decent decorous desertful deserving

Antonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce virtuous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/.
What does virtuous mean?
Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.
Where does virtuous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce virtuous

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