defect of one's qualities

noun

A virtue carried to excess, or other fault apt to accompany or flow from good qualities.

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Meanings

noundefect of one's qualities (plural defects of one's qualities)

plural defects of one's qualities

  1. A virtue carried to excess, or other fault apt to accompany or flow from good qualities.
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defect of one's qualities. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defect%20of%20one's%20qualities

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“defect of one's qualities.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defect%20of%20one's%20qualities. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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