virtue vs worth
worth vs virtuevirtue and worth both are nouns.
virtue is not an adjective while worth is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| virtue | Yes | No | No | No |
| worth | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
worth is a hypernym of
virtue; that is, worth is a
word with a broader meaning than virtue:
- virtue: any admirable quality or attribute
- worth: the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
| virtue (noun) | worth (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful |
| morality with respect to sexual relations | an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value |
| any admirable quality or attribute | |
| a particular moral excellence |
| virtue (adjective) | worth (adjective) |
|---|---|
| having a specified value | |
| (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way |
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