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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)
- 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
- Alternative form of vertuous
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virginal
English
Etymology
From Middle French virginal, from Latin virgin?lis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
Adjective
virginal (comparative more virginal, superlative most virginal)
- Being or resembling a virgin.
- Uncontaminated or pure.
- (zoology) parthenogenetic
Translations
Noun
virginal (plural virginal or virginals)
- (music) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
Translations
Anagrams
- rivaling
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi?.?i.nal/
Adjective
virginal (feminine singular virginale, masculine plural virginaux, feminine plural virginales)
- virginal
Noun
virginal m (plural virginaux)
- virginal
Further reading
- “virginal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Adjective
virginal m or f (plural virginais, comparable)
- virginal (relating to virgins)
- virgin: immaculate; chaste; untouched
- Synonyms: virgem, casto, imaculado
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:virginal.
Related terms
- virgem
- virgindade
Noun
virginal m (plural virginais)
- virginal (instrument)
Romanian
Etymology
From French virginal, from Latin virginalus.
Adjective
virginal m or n (feminine singular virginal?, masculine plural virginali, feminine and neuter plural virginale)
- virginal
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
virginal (plural virginales)
- virginal
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