virtuousness

Examples

• All

• His virtuousness shone through when he chose to return the lost wallet he found.

• The equation of healthy behaviors with virtuousness, and vice versa, can be more or less explicit.

  Academic text (2018)

• Indeed, in the United States during the late nineteenth century, members of the Catholic hierarchy echoed that view of women by regularly praising unmarried Irish Catholic women workers for their virtuousness, their selflessness, and their religious devotion.

  Academic text (1999)

• Brimming with freckle-faced children, outdoor hockey rinks, and a Kinsmen-sponsored winter beard-growing contest, it radiated wholesome small-town mainstream virtuousness.

  Academic text (2007)

• The community praised her virtuousness for volunteering every weekend at the local shelter.

Synonyms

I

integrity

vsvirtuousness

447 4.3

Being honest and doing what is right

emphasizes broad high moral standards rather than only honesty

V

virtue

vsvirtuousness

259 3.8

A good personal quality like honesty or kindness

stresses ongoing right actions and high moral standards

D

decency

vsvirtuousness

155 3.0

Polite, respectful behavior that follows common social rules

focuses on higher moral standards and consistent right conduct beyond politeness

R

righteousness

vsvirtuousness

83 6.5

Being good and fair in how you act

focuses more on sustained high standards and ongoing right actions

G

goodness

vsvirtuousness

82 1.0

Kind, honest, and fair behaviour in a person

stresses active consistent adherence to high moral standards

R

rectitude

vsvirtuousness

• Formal

6 8.8

Being honest and doing what is right

places more weight on consistent high standards in behavior

R

rightness

vsvirtuousness

6 5.1

A state of being morally good and fair in actions

adds emphasis on consistently meeting high moral standards

P

probity

vsvirtuousness

• Formal

3 9.1

The quality of being honest and fair in actions and decisions

is broader focusing on high standards and consistent right action

U

uprightness

vsvirtuousness

1 5.6

Being honest and doing the right thing

emphasizes active consistent practice of high moral standards

N

nobleness

vsvirtuousness

• Formal

1 6.6

Being kind and honest in a way people respect

centers on practical high standards and consistent right actions

H

high-mindedness

vsvirtuousness

• Formal

1 8.1

Having strong moral ideas and trying to do what is right in actions

is more about everyday consistent moral behavior than lofty aims

M

moral excellence

vsvirtuousness

6.1

Being very good at doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

is the same idea but emphasizes having high moral standards

R

rightfulness

vsvirtuousness

7.1

Being morally and legally correct and fair

stresses personal high moral standards and steady right conduct

H

honorableness

vsvirtuousness

• US

7.4

A quality of being honest and fair that earns respect

focuses on ongoing right actions rather than only reputation

S

scrupulousness

vsvirtuousness

7.7

Careful attention to doing what is right and to small details

emphasizes overall high moral standards and consistent right behavior

N

noble-mindedness

vsvirtuousness

7.9

A quality of thinking and acting with high moral standards and fairness

focuses more on steady practice of high moral standards

D

decentness

vsvirtuousness

4.4

A quality that shows polite, honest behavior and neat clothes

stresses deep moral standards and consistent right action rather than mere propriety

Antonyms

V

vice

731 6.2

A bad habit or behaviour that harms a person's character

C

corruption

36 4.6

A situation where people lose moral principles and act badly

How Virtuous

moral excellence

6.1

virtuousness

1 6.9

virtue

259 3.8

goodness

82 1.0

vice

731 6.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology