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virtuousness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being virtuous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beneficence, integrity, rectitude, dogoodery, good, heroism, virtue, virtuousness, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness, decency, godliness, honesty, honor, probity, propriety, righteousness, rightfulness, saintlikeness, saintliness, seemlihood, seemliness, uprightness

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: virtue, moral excellence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: good, goodness

History

Etymology

From Middle English vertuousnesse; equivalent to virtuous + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Tugendhaftigkeit — state of being virtuous
  • Irish: suáilceas — state of being virtuous
  • Macedonian: доброде́телство (dobrodételstvo) — state of being virtuous
  • Macedonian: до́блесност (dóblesnost) — state of being virtuous
  • Swedish: dygdighet — state of being virtuous
  • Turkish: erdemlilik — state of being virtuous