virtuous

== English == === Alternative forms === vertuous (obsolete) vertuus (obsolete) virtuose (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/ Hyphenation: vir‧tu‧ous === Adjective === virtuous (comparative more virtuous, superlative most virtuous) Full of virtue; having excellent moral character. Synonyms: good, righteous, (obsolete) virtual; see also Thesaurus:virtuous ==== Derived terms ==== virtuous circle, virtuous cycle, virtuous spiral virtuous couch virtuousness pseudovirtuous ==== Related terms ==== virtual virtue virtuosity ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “virtuous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “virtuous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Middle English == === Adjective === virtuous alternative form of vertuous