Virtueless
noun
1.
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
2.
conformity of one’s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.
3.
chastity; virginity:
to lose one’s virtue.
4.
a particular moral excellence.
Compare cardinal virtues, natural virtue, theological virtue.
5.
a good or admirable quality or property:
the virtue of knowing one’s weaknesses.
6.
effective force; power or potency:
a charm with the virtue of removing warts.
7.
virtues, an order of angels.
Compare angel (def 1).
8.
manly excellence; valor.
Idioms
9.
by / in virtue of, by reason of; because of:
to act by virtue of one’s legitimate authority.
10.
make a virtue of necessity, to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.
noun
1.
the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness
2.
a particular moral excellence: the virtue of tolerance
3.
any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity)
4.
any admirable quality, feature, or trait
5.
chastity, esp in women
6.
(archaic) an effective, active, or inherent power or force
7.
by virtue of, in virtue of, on account of or by reason of
8.
make a virtue of necessity, to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case
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