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Definition of "virtu" []

  • A knowledge or love of or taste for fine objects of art. (noun)
  • Objects of art, especially fine antique objets d'art, considered as a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "virtu" in a sentence
  • "Italians of that age called virtu, that is, personal courage, force, and elegance."
  • "The two variables were what Machiavelli called virtu and fortuna."
  • "In all these provinces, therefore, after the Romans fell, the Sects possessed, and yet possess in part, that virtu which is desired and lauded with true praise."