VIRTUOUSNESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

virtuousness

noun

as in virtue

conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong once a cleric's virtuousness is seriously called into doubt, he loses his authority as a moral leader

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Recent Examples of virtuousness All three companies tapped into a zeitgeist, but appear to have forgotten that products have to offer consumers more than a feeling of virtuousness to build an enduring business. —

Phil Wahba, Fortune, 23 May 2026 Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

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Honeywell is following in the footsteps of 3M, Danaher, GE, and United Technologies — companies that once preached the virtues of a diversified portfolio but have concluded that value now comes from focus.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Civic virtue, domestic violence and Raymond Berry, in readers’ eyes.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 12 June 2026