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unstained

English

Etymology

un- +? stained

Adjective

unstained (not comparable)

  1. Not dyed or discolored; not marred by any stains, marks, or spotting.
    The unstained hardwood floor was pale, but the finish soaked in and made the room seem dark.
  2. Pure, pristine, clean, immaculate, unadulterated.
    She arrived at the chapel for her marriage with unstained honor.

Anagrams

  • antidunes, inundates, unsainted

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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 virtu?sus, from Latin virt?s.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?v??t????s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?v?t??u?s/
  • Hyphenation: vir?tu?ous

Adjective

virtuous (comparative more virtuous, superlative most virtuous)

  1. Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

Synonyms

  • good
  • righteous

Derived terms

  • virtuous circle, virtuous cycle
  • virtuousness

Related terms

  • virtual
  • virtue
  • virtuosity

Translations

Further reading

  • virtuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • virtuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Middle English

Adjective

virtuous

  1. Alternative form of vertuous

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