No. 12,164 in French
vertueux
Virtuous; possessing moral excellence.
In a sentence
Il mène une vie vertueuse et éthique.
He leads a virtuous and ethical life.
Here, 'vertueuse' is used as an adjective to describe the ethical and moral quality of the life being led.
Elle considère le choix de ses amis comme un cercle vertueux.
She considers her choice of friends as a virtuous circle.
'Vertueux' is used to describe 'circle,' implying a self-sustaining cycle of positive actions and outcomes.
Ils ont suivi une voie vertueuse, évitant ainsi les dangers.
They followed a virtuous path, thus avoiding dangers.
The usage of 'vertueuse' signifies a wise and morally correct direction taken in one's actions or decisions.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “vertueux” in actual French podcasts.
Find “vertueux” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appFrench books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).