ALL meanings of make a virtue of necessity
make a vir·tue of ne·ces·si·ty
M m - noun make a virtue of necessity moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity chastity; virginity: to lose one's virtue. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity a particular moral excellence. Compare cardinal virtues, natural virtue, theological virtue. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity a good or admirable quality or property: the virtue of knowing one's weaknesses. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity effective force; power or potency: a charm with the virtue of removing warts. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity virtues, an order of angels. Compare angel (def 1). 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity manly excellence; valor. 1
- idioms make a virtue of necessity by / in virtue of, by reason of; because of: to act by virtue of one's legitimate authority. 1
- idioms make a virtue of necessity make a virtue of necessity, to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation. 1
- noun make a virtue of necessity to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case 0
- noun make a virtue of necessity to accept with an agreeable or positive attitude that which must be accepted anyway 0