different between virtual vs virtuous

English

Alternative forms

• vertual, virtuall (obsolete)
• vertuall (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Middle English vertual, virtual, from Medieval Latin virtu?lis, from virtus (“virtue”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v??t?u?l/, /?v??t??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?v?t?u?l/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?v??t?u?l/, /?v??t??l/, [?v??t??(l)]
• Hyphenation: vir?tu?al, vir?tual

Adjective

virtual (not comparable)

1. In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.
   • c. 1869, William Fleming, Vocabulary of Philosophy: Moral, Ethical, Metaphysical

     A thing has a virtual existence when it has all the conditions necessary to its actual existence.

   • 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Style (published in Blackwood's Magazine)

     to mask by slight differences in the manner a virtual identity in the substance

2. Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.
3. Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning)
   • 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]

     The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.

4. Simulated in a computer or online.

5. Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present.

6. (computing, object-oriented programming, of a class member) Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
7. (physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

Synonyms

• (in effect or essence): de facto

Antonyms

• real

Derived terms

• virtual reality
• virtuality
• virtually

Translations

Noun

virtual (plural virtuals)

1. (computing, programming) A virtual member function of a class.

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi?.tu?al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bir.tu?al/

Adjective

virtual (masculine and feminine plural virtuals)

1. virtual (in effect or essence, if not in fact or reality)

Derived terms

• virtualitat
• virtualitzar
• virtualment

Further reading

• “virtual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “virtual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “virtual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “virtual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Adjective

virtual

1. Alternative form of vertual

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vir?t?al/

Adjective

virtual

1. virtual

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi?tu?a?/, /vi??twa?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?vi?.tu?aw/, /vi??twaw/

Adjective

virtual m or f (plural virtuais, comparable)

1. virtual (in effect or essence, not in fact or reality)
2. virtual (simulated in a computer)

Derived terms

• virtualidade
• virtualizar
• virtualmente

Further reading

• “virtual” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Etymology

From French virtuel

Adjective

virtual m or n (feminine singular virtual?, masculine plural virtuali, feminine and neuter plural virtuale)

1. virtual

Declension

Derived terms

• realitate virtual?

Related terms

• virtualitate

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin virtu?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi??twal/, [bi??t?wal]
• Hyphenation: vir?tual

Adjective

virtual (plural virtuales)

1. virtual

Derived terms

• realidad virtual
• virtualidad
• virtualmente

Further reading

• “virtual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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