virtue of necessity

  • 11virtue — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, great, important, real ▪ chief, primary ▪ heroic ▪ inherent …

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  • 12virtue — virtueless, adj. virtuelessness, n. /verr chooh/, n. 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. 3. chastity; virginity: to lose one s virtue. 4. a …

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  • 13virtue — vir|tue [ vɜrtʃu ] noun ** 1. ) count a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty: Patience is not one of my virtues. teaching children the virtues of discipline and self control a ) count a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14virtue */*/ — UK [ˈvɜː(r)tʃuː] / US [ˈvɜrtʃu] noun Word forms virtue : singular virtue plural virtues 1) [countable] a good quality or habit that a person has, especially a moral one such as honesty or loyalty Patience is not one of my virtues. teaching… …

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  • 15virtue — vir|tue W3 [ˈvə:tʃu: US ˈvə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: virtu, from Latin virtus strength, virtue , from vir man ] 1.) [U] formal moral goodness of character and behaviour ≠ ↑vice ▪ Women have often been used as symbols of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16virtue — noun 1 (U) formal moral goodness of character and behaviour: a man of the highest virtue opposite vice 2 (C) a particular good quality in someone s character: Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage and truthfulness. 3 (C, U) an advantage… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17virtue — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a woman. 4 a good quality (has the virtue of being adjustable). 5 efficacy; inherent power (no virtue in such drugs). 6 an… …

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  • 18virtue — vir•tue [[t]ˈvɜr tʃu[/t]] n. 1) pho conformity of one s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; moral excellence; rectitude 2) pho a particular moral excellence 3) cvb chastity; virginity: to lose one s virtue[/ex] 4) a good or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19necessity — See: MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY, OF NECESSITY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20necessity — See: MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY, OF NECESSITY …

    Dictionary of American idioms