Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun virtue

4 senses of virtue

Sense 1
virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence -- (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)
       => good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")

Sense 2
merit, virtue -- (any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit")
       => worth -- (the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful)

Sense 3
virtue, chastity, sexual morality -- (morality with respect to sexual relations)
       => morality -- (concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct)

Sense 4
virtue -- (a particular moral excellence)
       => good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")