English-Thai Dictionary

virtue

N กำลังวังชา  effective force kam-lang-wang-cha

 

virtue

N ความบริสุทธิ์  พรหมจารี  พรหมจรรย์  chastity kwam-bo-ri-sud

 

virtue

N ความ มี ศีลธรรม  merit moral kwam-me-sin-la-tam

 

virtue

N คุณ งามความดี  goodness badness vice kuan-ngam-kwam-de

 

virtue

N คุณ สมบัติ ที่ ดี และ น่าชื่นชม  admirable quality vice advantage kuan-som-bud-ti-de-lea-na-chun-chom

 

virtues

N ลำดับ ที่ ห้า ถึง เก้า ของ ทูตสวรรค์  lam-dub-ti-ha-tung-kao-kong-tud-sa-wan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIRTUE

n.vur'tu. [L. virtus, from vireo, or its root. See Worth. ] The radical sense is strength, from straining, stretching, extending. This is the primary sense of L. vir, a man. 1. Strength; that substance or quality of physical bodies, by which they act and produce effects on other bodies. In this literal and proper sense, we speak of the virtue or virtues of plants in medicine, and the virtues of drugs. In decoctions, the virtues of plants are extracted. By long standing in the open air, the virtues are lost.
2. Bravery valor. This was the predominant signification of virtus among the Romans.
Trust to thy single virtue.
[This sense is nearly or quite obsolete. ]
3. Moral goodness; the practice of moral duties and the abstaining from vice, or a conformity of life and conversation to the moral law. In this sense, virtue may be, and in many instances must be, distinguished from religion. The practice of moral duties merely from motives of convenience, or from compulsion, or from regard to reputation, is virtue, as distinct from religion. The practice of moral duties from sincere love to God and his laws, is virtue and religion. In this sense it is true,
That virtue only makes our bliss below.
Virtue is nothing but voluntary obedience to truth.
4. A particular moral excellence; as the virtue of temperance, of chastity, of charity.
Remember all his virtues.
5. Acting power; something efficacious.
Jesus, knowing that virtue had gone out of him, turned - Mark 5:3 .
6. Secret agency; efficacy without visible or material action.
She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch.
7. Excellence; or that which constitutes value and merit.
- Terence, who thought the sole grace and virtue of their fable, the sticking in of sentences.
8. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
9. Efficacy; power.
He used to travel through Greece by virtue of this fable, which procured him reception in all the towns.
1 . Legal efficacy or power; authority. A man administers the laws by virtue of a commission.
In virtue, in consequence; by the efficacy or authority.
This they shall attain, partly in virtue of the promise of God, and partly in virtue of piety.

 

VIRTUELESS

a. 1. Destitute of virtue.
2. Destitute of efficacy or operating qualities.
Virtueless she wish'd all herbs and charms.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VIRTUE

Vir "tue, n. Etym: [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See Virile, and cf. Virtu. ]

 

1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs. ] Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. Chapman.

 

2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. Mark v. 3 . A man was driven to depend for his security against misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his syntax. De Quincey. The virtue of his midnight agony. Keble.

 

3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the material or sensible substance. She moves the body which she doth possess, Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. Sir. J. Davies.

 

4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth. I made virtue of necessity. Chaucer. In the Greek poets,... the economy of poems is better observed than in Terence, who thought the sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in of sentences. B. Jonson.

 

5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty. Virtue only makes our bliss below. Pope. If there's Power above us, And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works, he must delight in virtue. Addison.

 

6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of compassion. " Shak. "Remember all his virtues. " Addison.

 

7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity of women; virginity. H. I believe the girl has virtue. M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the world to attempt to corrupt it. Goldsmith.

 

8. pl.

 

Defn: One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton. Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a. -- In, or By, virtue of, through the force of; by authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue of this fable, which procured him reception in all the towns." Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of piety. " Atterbury. -- Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and charity. See 1 Cor. xiii. 13.

 

VIRTUELESS

VIRTUELESS Vir "tue *less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities; powerless. Virtueless she wished all herbs and charms. Fairfax.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

virtue

vir tue |ˈvərCHo͞o ˈvərtʃu | ▶noun 1 behavior showing high moral standards: paragons of virtue. • a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person: patience is a virtue. • a good or useful quality of a thing: Mike was extolling the virtues of the car | there's no virtue in suffering in silence. • archaic virginity or chastity, esp. of a woman. 2 (virtues ) (in traditional Christian angelology ) the seventh highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. PHRASES by (or in ) virtue of because or as a result of. make a virtue of derive benefit or advantage from submitting to (an unwelcome obligation or unavoidable circumstance ).DERIVATIVES vir tue less adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French vertu, from Latin virtus ‘valor, merit, moral perfection, ’ from vir ‘man. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

virtue

virtue |ˈvəːtjuː, -tʃuː | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] behaviour showing high moral standards: paragons of virtue. • [ count noun ] a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person: patience is a virtue. • [ count noun ] a good or useful quality of a thing: Mike was extolling the virtues of the car | [ mass noun ] : there's no virtue in suffering in silence. • [ mass noun ] archaic virginity or chastity, especially of a woman. 2 (virtues ) (in traditional Christian angelology ) the seventh-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. PHRASES by (or in ) virtue of because or as a result of. make a virtue of derive benefit or advantage from submitting to (an unwelcome obligation or unavoidable circumstance ).DERIVATIVES virtueless adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French vertu, from Latin virtus ‘valour, merit, moral perfection ’, from vir ‘man ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

virtue

virtue noun 1 the simple virtue of farm life: goodness, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honor, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, purity; principles, ethics. ANTONYMS vice, iniquity. 2 promptness was not one of his virtues: strong point, good point, good quality, asset, forte, attribute, strength, talent, feature. ANTONYMS failing. 3 archaic she lost her virtue in the city. See virginity. 4 I can see no virtue in this: merit, advantage, benefit, usefulness, strength, efficacy, plus, point. ANTONYMS disadvantage. PHRASES by virtue of they hold the posts by virtue of family connections: because of, on account of, by dint of, by means of, by way of, via, through, as a result of, as a consequence of, on the strength of, owing to, thanks to, due to, by reason of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

virtue

virtue noun 1 the simple virtue and integrity of peasant life: goodness, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, ethicalness, uprightness, upstandingness, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honesty, honourableness, honourability, honour, incorruptibility, probity, propriety, decency, respectability, nobility, nobility of soul /spirit, nobleness, worthiness, worth, good, trustworthiness, meritoriousness, irreproachableness, blamelessness, purity, pureness, lack of corruption, merit; principles, high principles, ethics. ANTONYMS vice, iniquity. 2 promptness was not one of his virtues: good point, good quality, strong point, strong suit, long suit, asset, forte, attribute, advantage, benefit, strength, talent; informal plus. ANTONYMS failing. 3 dated she lost her wealth and her virtue in the great city. See virginity. 4 I can see no virtue in such an arrangement: merit, advantage, benefit, usefulness, efficacy, efficaciousness, power, potency, force, strength. ANTONYMS disadvantage. PHRASES by virtue of they hold the posts by virtue of family connections: because of, on account of, by reason of, by dint of, by means of, by way of, via, through, as a result of, as a consequence of, on the strength of, owing to, thanks to, due to, based on; with the help of, with the aid of, with the assistance of.

 

Duden Dictionary

virtuell

vir tu ell Adjektiv |virtu e ll |französisch virtuel < mittellateinisch virtualis, zu lateinisch virtus = Tüchtigkeit; Mannhaftigkeit; Tugend, zu: vir, viril a bildungssprachlich entsprechend seiner Anlage als Möglichkeit vorhanden, die Möglichkeit zu etwas in sich begreifend ein virtueller Gegensatz der Interessen b nicht echt, nicht in Wirklichkeit vorhanden, aber echt erscheinend nach englisch virtual virtueller (EDV ; scheinbarer, nur logisch vorhandener ) Speicher | virtuelle Realität (vom Computer simulierte Wirklichkeit, künstliche Welt, in die sich jemand mithilfe der entsprechenden technischen Ausrüstung scheinbar hineinversetzen kann ; nach englisch virtual reality )

 

French Dictionary

virtuel

virtuel , elle adj. adjectif Qui est en puissance, potentiel. : Le marché virtuel de cette entreprise, c ’est le monde entier. SYNONYME possible . LOCUTION Réalité virtuelle. Simulation d ’un environnement à l ’aide d ’images en trois dimensions. : Avec ces lunettes, on peut visiter une station spatiale grâce à la réalité virtuelle.

 

virtuellement

virtuellement adv. adverbe 1 En puissance. 2 Selon toute probabilité. : Cette entreprise est virtuellement celle à qui le marché sera attribué.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

virtue

vir tue /və́ː r tʃuː , ｟英 ｠-tjuː /〖語源は 「力, 男らしさ 」〗(形 )virtuous 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U ｟かたく ｠善 , 徳 , 美徳 (goodness )(↔vice 1 )▸ Virtue is its own reward .｟ことわざ ｠徳はそれ自体が報いである ▸ a paragon of virtue 美徳の鑑 （かがみ ）.2 C (個々の特に道徳上の )美点, 徳目 ▸ Honesty is one of his virtues .正直は彼の持つ美点の1つです .3 C U (物 事の )長所, 利点 (advantage )▸ extol the virtues of A Aの良さを賞賛する ▸ This method has the virtue of simplicity .この方法には簡単だという長所がある .4 U ｟古 ｠(女性の )貞節, 貞操 ▸ a woman of easy virtue 浮気女 ; ｟遠回しに ｠売春婦 .5 U C 効力 ; (薬などの )効能, ききめ .6 〖～s 〗〘神 〙力 （りき ）天使 〘天使9階級中の第5位; →angel 1 〙.by [｟英書 ｠in ] v í rtue of A ｟かたく ｠A 〈物 事 〉の理由で, Aのおかげで (because of ).m à ke a v ì rtue of nec é ssity やらねばならないことを自ら進んでしたような態度をとる ; せねばならぬことを受け入れ有効に役立てる .～less 形容詞