virtuous
/ˈvɜːtʃuːəs/VUR-choo-uhs
/ˈvɝtʃuəs/VUR-choo-uhs
Meaningfull of virtue
Common meaning: morally good
- vira manLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1995 · scan
- tpast-participle ending
- uspelling ending (via French)
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Journey through time
- Latinvir‘a man’
- Middle Englishvertusource
- Englishvirtue‘moral goodness’
- Englishformed in English from virtuevirtuous‘morally good’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from virtue + -ous.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VIRTUE, p.688 · scan
Roots
- vir Latin “a man”
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