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virtue
English
Alternative forms
- vertu, vertuu (obsolete), vertue (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English vertu, virtue, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertu, virtu, from Latin virtus (“manliness, bravery, worth, moral excellence”), from vir (“man”). Doublet of vertu. See virile.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?v??t?u?/, /-tju?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?v?t?u/
- Hyphenation: vir?tue
Noun
virtue (countable and uncountable, plural virtues)
- (uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. [from 13th c.]
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, XV.1:
- There are a set of religious, or rather moral, writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery, in this world.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, XV.1:
- A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. [from 13th c.]
- 1766, Laurence Sterne, Sermon XLIV:
- Some men are modest, and seem to take pains to hide their virtues; and, from a natural distance and reserve in their tempers, scarce suffer their good qualities to be known […] .
- 1766, Laurence Sterne, Sermon XLIV:
- Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins. [from 14th c.]
- An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe:
- There were divers other plants, which I had no notion of or understanding about, that might, perhaps, have virtues of their own, which I could not find out.
- 2011, The Guardian, Letter, 14 Mar 2011
- One virtue of the present coalition government's attack on access to education could be to reopen the questions raised so pertinently by Robinson in the 1960s […] .
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe:
- A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels. [from 14th c.]
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X:
- Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers; / For in possession such, not only of right, / I call ye, and declare ye now […] .
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X:
- (uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being. [13th–19th c.]
- The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). [from 13th c.]
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
- There was a virtue in the wave;
His limbs, that, stiff with toil,
Dragg’d heavy, from the copious draught receiv’d
Lightness and supple strength.
- There was a virtue in the wave;
- 2011, "The autumn of the patriarchs", The Economist, 17 Feb 2011:
- many Egyptians still worry that the Brotherhood, by virtue of discipline and experience, would hold an unfair advantage if elections were held too soon.
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
Synonyms
- douth (obsolete), thew
- See Thesaurus:goodness
Antonyms
- (excellence in morals): vice
- foible
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- aretaic
- paragon
Further reading
- virtue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- virtue in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- virtue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Viruet
Middle English
Noun
virtue
- Alternative form of vertu
virtue From the web:
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credit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French crédit (“belief, trust”), from Latin cr?ditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of cr?ditus, past participle of cr?dere (“to believe”). The verb is from the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??d?t/
- Rhymes: -?d?t
Verb
credit (third-person singular simple present credits, present participle crediting, simple past and past participle credited)
- (transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
- Synonyms: accept, believe
- (transitive, accounting) To add to an account.
- Antonym: debit
- (transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of.
- (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
- You credit the church as much by your government as you did the school formerly by your wit.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
credit (countable and uncountable, plural credits)
- Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- When Jonathan and the people heard these words they gave no credit into them, nor received them.
- (uncountable) Recognition and respect.
- 1782, William Cowper, The Diverting History of John Gilpin
- John Gilpin was a citizen / Of credit and renown.
- 1782, William Cowper, The Diverting History of John Gilpin
- (countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
- (television/film, usually in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
- (uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.
- The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
- (uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
- (accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
- (tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
- A source of value, distinction or honour.
- 1836, Henry Francis Cary, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope., The Author's Preface
- I published, because I was told I might please such as it was a credit to please.
- 1836, Henry Francis Cary, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope., The Author's Preface
- An arbitrary unit of value, often used in fictive or virtual currencies.
- (uncountable) Recognition for having taken a course (class).
- (countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.
Synonyms
- (course credit, credit hour): unit
Derived terms
Related terms
- credible
Translations
References
- credit at OneLook Dictionary Search
- credit in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- credit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- direct, triced
Latin
Verb
cr?dit
- third-person singular present active indicative of cr?d?
Romanian
Etymology
From French crédit.
Noun
credit n (plural credite)
- credit
Declension
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /?kr?d?t/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?kre?d?t/, /?kr?d?t/
Verb
credit (literary)
- second-person singular imperfect/conditional of credu
Noun
credit m (plural creditau)
- Alternative form of credyd (“credit”)
Mutation
credit From the web:
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- what credit card should i get
- what credit score do you start with
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- what credit score is needed to lease a car
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- what credit score is needed to rent an apartment
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