adj.

1. Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence: led a virtuous life.
2. Possessing or characterized by chastity; pure: a virtuous woman. See synonyms at moral.

virtuously vir'tu·ous·ly adv.
virtuousness vir'tu·ous·ness n.

adjective

1. In accordance with principles of right or good conduct: ethical, moral, principled, proper, right, righteous, rightful, right-minded. See right/wrong.
2. Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct: chaste, decent, modest, nice, pure, virgin, virginal. See good/bad, restraint/unrestraint, sex/asexual.

adj

Definition: good, ethical; innocent
Antonyms: bad, sinful, unethical, vile, wicked

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IN BRIEF: Good, moral and chaste.

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kysk, dydig

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    god cirkel (modsat ond cirkel)

Nederlands (Dutch)
deugdzaam, krachtig/ doeltreffend, rechtschapen, zedig

Français (French)
adj. - vertueux

idioms:

• virtuous circle    cercle vicieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tugendhaft, rechtschaffen, keusch

idioms:

• virtuous circle    Virtuosenkreis

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενάρετος, χρηστοήθης, αγνός

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    λυσιτελής κύκλος

Italiano (Italian)
virtuoso, pudico, casto

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    ciclo virtuoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - virtuoso, probo, eficaz (Med.)

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    ciclo de eficácia

Русский (Russian)
добродетельный, эффективный

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    повторяющийся цикл положительных событий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - virtuoso, pudoroso, modesto

idioms:

• virtuous circle    círculo virtuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dygdig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
善良的, 贞洁的, 有道德的

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    良性循环

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 善良的, 貞潔的, 有道德的

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    良性循環

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 덕 있는, 정숙한, 효력이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有徳の, 貞淑な, 高潔ぶった, 偽善的な

idioms:

• virtuous cycle    一定の, きちんとしたサイクル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فاضل, طاهر, مستقيم, متواضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ישר, מוסרי, צנוע, טוב, צדיק, חסיד‬

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