Definitions

virtues

NOUN

honor, integrity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage character ethic excellence faith generosity goodness ideal kindness love merit morality purity quality rectitude righteousness value

STRONG

asset charity chastity consideration credit faithfulness fineness fortitude high-mindedness hope incorruptibility innocence justice plus probity prudence respectability temper temperance trustworthiness uprightness worth worthiness

WEAK

ethicality ethicalness good point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage dishonesty evil imperfection meanness

STRONG

disbelief disregard disrespect unfairness wildness

WEAK

dishonor immorality vice

Example Sentences

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My award supposedly resulted from a vote by teachers and fellow eighth-graders as the student exemplifying the medal’s virtues—a citizenship prize.

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The President’s House Site, featuring ruins of the house that was mostly torn down in 1832, didn’t emphasize Washington’s considerable virtues.

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Still, the virtues of “The Great Shadow” outweigh its faults.

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Both authors admired the way that the medievals combined pagan virtues with Christian theology to sustain a culture that was simultaneously vital and humane.

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For statehouse denizens in Concord, the question of pay turns on competing views about the makeup of the legislative body and the virtues of volunteer lawmakers.

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