vertuous
Middle English
/vɛrtiu̯ˈuːs/
adj
Definitions
- Virtuous; morally correct, righteous or good:
- Designed to teach or instill moral values; causing or producing virtue.
- Amazing, wonderful, brilliant; extremely good.
- Effective, useful; having benefits or virtues.
- Useful against occult or malign forces; warding against sorcery.
- Powerful, strong; having mightiness or potency (especially used of deities).
- (rare) Wise, learned; having expert knowledge or ability.
- (rare) Wealthy, rich, bounteous; overflowing with wealth.
- (rare) Causing change or transformation; transformative.
- (rare) Intense, rich, vigourous, active.
- (rare) Exciting, entertaining.
Etymology
Borrowed from vertuous derived from Latin virtuōsus (virtuous) affix from Middle English vertu.
Origin
Middle English
vertu
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonvirtuous English
- ultravirtuous English
- unvirtuous English
- virtue English
- virtuous English
- virtuously English
- virtuousness English
- virtus Latin
- virtuōsus Latin
- virtūs Latin
- virtuoso Italian
- vertueux French
- virtuoso Spanish, Castilian
- virtuoso Portuguese
- vertu Middle English
- vertual Middle English
- vertulees Middle English
- vertuously Middle English
- vertuousnesse Middle English
- virtuós Catalan, Valencian
- vârtos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vãrtos Aromanian
- vertu xno
- vertuous xno