goodness vs virtue
virtue vs goodnessgoodness and virtue both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| goodness | Yes | No | No | No |
| virtue | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
virtue is a hyponym of
goodness; that is, virtue is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
goodness:
- goodness: moral excellence or admirableness
- virtue: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
Other hyponyms of goodness include
kindness, beneficence, benignancy, benignity, graciousness, moral excellence, virtuousness, saintliness, summum bonum.
| goodness (noun) | virtue (noun) |
|---|---|
| moral excellence or admirableness | the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong |
| that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | morality with respect to sexual relations |
| any admirable quality or attribute | |
| a particular moral excellence |
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