virtue

/ˈvɜːtjuː/ noun

Translation

ADVANTAGE [C, U] › an advantage or useful quality

üstünlük, avantaj

The great virtue of having a small car is that you can park it easily.1762

GOOD QUALITY [C] › a good quality that someone has

erdem, fazilet

Patience is not among his virtues.959

MORAL BEHAVIOUR [U] › behaviour that is morally good

meziyet, haslet, takva, dürüstlük

959

by virtue of sth formal › because of something

...dan/den dolayı; ...yüzünden/nedeniyle

She succeeded by virtue of hard work rather than talent.1244

(Definition of virtue noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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