virtue
US /ˈvɜ:rtʃu:/
・UK /'vɜ:tʃu:/
B1
noun
- Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- Effective power; efficacy.
- A good or admirable quality or characteristic.
- Morally good quality
other
- Chastity; purity; especially in women.
- Moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
Examples
He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.
It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel jealous.