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unworldly

English

Etymology

From un- +? worldly.

Adjective

unworldly (comparative unworldlier, superlative unworldliest)

  1. Of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material.
  2. Unconcerned with secular matters.
  3. Lacking sophistication.

Related terms

Translations

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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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