1vice1 (vaɪs
)
Definitions
noun
- an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait
- habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices
- a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion
- a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc ⇒
smoking is his only vice
- pathology obsolete any physical defect or imperfection
- a bad trick or disposition, as of horses, dogs, etc
Alternative Forms
ˈviceless adjectiveWord Origin
C13: via Old French from Latin vitium a defectSynonyms
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fault,
failing,
weakness,
limitation,
defect,
deficiency,
flaw,
shortcoming,
blemish,
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frailty,
foible,
weak point,
infirmity,
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wickedness,
evil,
corruption,
sin,
depravity,
immorality,
iniquity,
profligacy,
degeneracy,
venality,
turpitude,
evildoing,
2vice2 or often US vise(vaɪs)
Definitions
noun
- an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws
verb
- (tr) to grip (something) with or as if with a vice
Alternative Forms
ˈviceˌlike ˈviseˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Old French vis a screw, from Latin vītis vine, plant with spiralling tendrils (hence the later meaning)3vice3 (vaɪs)
Definitions
adjective
- (prenominal) serving in the place of or as a deputy for
- ((in combination) ⇒
viceroy
noun
- informal a person who serves as a deputy to another
Word Origin
C18: from Latin vice, from vicis interchange4vice4 (ˈvaɪsɪ)
Definitions
preposition
- instead of; as a substitute for
Word Origin
C16: from Latin, ablative of vicis changeVice (vaɪs)
Definitions
noun
- (in English morality plays) a character personifying a particular vice or vice in general
Translations
- British English:
vice
A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault.I spend too much on clothes; that's my only vice.vaɪs NOUN I spend too much on clothes; that's my only vice.
- Spanish:
vicio
nm
- French:
vice
nm
- German:
Laster
nnt Laster
- Chinese: 恶习 n
- Arabic: رَذِيلَة n
- Portuguese: vício nm
- Russian: порок nm
- Croatian: porok nm
- Czech: neřest nf
- Danish: last nutr
- Dutch: gebrek nnt
- Finnish: pahe n
- Greek: βίτσιο nnt
- Italian: vizio nm
- Japanese: 悪徳 n
- Korean: 부도덕한 행위 n
- Norwegian: last nm
- Polish: wada nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: vício nm
- European Spanish:
vicio
nm
- Swedish: synd nutr
- Thai: ความชั่วร้าย n
- Turkish: kötülük n
- Vietnamese: điểm xấu n
Usage examples
Flashing before the eyes and then the terrible waves of pain, a giant vice squeezing his head.
, The Golden Lion (1986)H P Dixit, vice chancellor of Indira Gandhi Open University, added: "It will revolutionise education in our country.
New Scientist (2004)Later, at the unveiling of the Los Angeles International Airport, Halaby herself shared the stage with former vice president Lyndon Johnson.
Globe and Mail (2003)In our culture, unrestrained consumption is an economic virtue, not a vice.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The VCs were accustomed to dictating to entrepreneurs, not vice versa.
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