virtue

/ˈvɜrtʃu/
noun
  1. A good quality or habit that shows high moral standards.
    • Honesty is a virtue that everyone should practice.
    • She is known for her patience and other virtues.
    • The leader's greatest virtue was his kindness to others.
  2. An advantage or good feature of something.
    • Each method has its own virtues and drawbacks.
    • The plan has the virtue of being simple and easy to follow.
    • One virtue of this phone is its long battery life.
  3. Chastity or purity, especially of a woman, in traditional contexts.
    • In old stories, a knight would defend a lady's virtue.
    • She was praised for her virtue and modesty.
    • The novel explores themes of love and lost virtue.
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