as in virtue
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
once a cleric's virtuousness is seriously called into doubt, he loses his authority as a moral leader
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Recent Examples of virtuousness
For too long, action on climate was wrapped up in the language of virtuousness and morality.
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Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuousness
Noun
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Arthur Brooks, in particular, has made a career of elevating his noncommittal waffling into a warped kind of virtue.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Huckleberry Finn provided Jim with courage, dignity, and virtue.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Policies were justified not with reference to morality or metaphysics but with citations of white papers.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the winter of 2022, crowds around the globe protested after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, taken into custody by Iran's morality police for how she was dressed.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Speak up to create results that show integrity.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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His message centered heavily on election integrity, a theme that has become a cornerstone of his campaign.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Choose honesty, and let support flow in.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Now, because of his imprudent and inaccurate sloganeering, even with a majority of his appointees sitting on the board, the mayor faces the prospect of a legal and political fiasco that implicates the honesty of his most prominent promise to his constituents.—
Christian Browne,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That’s the mineral-rich goodness packed inside Round Lab’s 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Oil.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
26 Mar. 2026
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Thank goodness someone had the good (perhaps last-minute) sense to have Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker throw the first pitches.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Virtuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuousness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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