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VERTU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
vertu; virtu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("vertu" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Love of or taste for fine objects of art
Synonyms:
connoisseurship; vertu; virtu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vertu" is a kind of...):
appreciation; discernment; perceptiveness; taste (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values))