Etymology

virtuousness

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Today it means: The state of being virtuous. Full definition →

Middle English vertuousnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromvertuousnesse
  2. English todayvirtuousness

From Middle English vertuousnesse; equivalent to virtuous + -ness.

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