virtuous

«virtuous» in Mova's school dictionary: Very good and moral; behaving in an honest, kind and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (virtuous; more virtuous, most virtuous)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very good and moral; behaving in an honest, kind and right way. tree →

2) (humorous) Feeling pleased with yourself for doing something good or healthy, like eating salad. tree →

3) A "virtuous circle" is a chain of good events, each one causing the next. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories, fables, the Bible and ethics lessons to describe a good character, often the opposite of a wicked one. In everyday chat people use it jokingly: "I feel virtuous because I did my homework early." In economics and science, a "virtuous circle" is the good opposite of a "vicious circle". Phrases: "a virtuous life", "feel virtuous", "a virtuous circle".

examples

• The virtuous princess always told the truth. tree →
• In the fable, the virtuous farmer was rewarded for his kindness. tree →
• I felt very virtuous after tidying my room without being asked. tree →
• The Bible praises a virtuous person who is honest and kind. tree →
• Reading more makes you better at reading, which makes you read more: a virtuous circle. tree →
• She led a quiet and virtuous life. tree →
• "I am sure," said the king, "that this man is the most faithful and virtuous of men. tree →

note

Adjective from "virtue" (a good quality, like honesty or courage); note the spelling: virtue drops the e and adds -ous. Opposite: wicked, immoral, sinful. Do not confuse with "virtual" (online or almost). The opposite of a virtuous circle is a vicious circle.

In the corpora

• A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «virtuous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.