virtue

[ vur-choo ]
/ ˈvɜr tʃu /
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noun

Idioms for virtue

    by/in virtue of, by reason of; because of: to act by virtue of one's legitimate authority.
    make a virtue of necessity, to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.

Origin of virtue

1175–1225; alteration (with i < Latin) of Middle English vertu < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin virtūt- (stem of virtūs) maleness, worth, virtue, equivalent to vir man (see virile) + -tūt- abstract noun suffix

SYNONYMS FOR virtue

1 See goodness.
2 probity, integrity.
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OTHER WORDS FROM virtue

vir·tue·less, adjective vir·tue·less·ness, noun non·vir·tue, noun

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Words related to by virtue of

as, being, considering, for, over, seeing, since, through, whereas, by, per, using, via, with, along

British Dictionary definitions for by virtue of

virtue
/ (ˈvɜːtjuː, -tʃuː) /

noun

Derived forms of virtue

virtueless, adjective

Word Origin for virtue

C13: vertu, from Old French, from Latin virtūs manliness, courage, from vir man

Idioms and Phrases with by virtue of (1 of 2)

by virtue of

Also in virtue of. On the grounds of, by reason of, as in By virtue of a large inheritance she could easily afford not to work. [Early 1300s]

Idioms and Phrases with by virtue of (2 of 2)

virtue

see by virtue of; make a virtue of necessity.