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worth vs virtue

virtue vs worth

worth and virtue both are nouns.

worth is an adjective but virtue is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
worth Yes Yes No No
virtue Yes No No No
As nouns, virtue is a hyponym of worth; that is, virtue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worth:
  • worth: the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
  • virtue: any admirable quality or attribute
Other hyponyms of worth include value, merit, demerit, fault, praisworthiness, worthwhileness, price.
worth (noun) virtue (noun)
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value morality with respect to sexual relations
any admirable quality or attribute
a particular moral excellence
worth (adjective) virtue (adjective)
having a specified value
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
Difference between worth and virtue

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