Vice

Word VICE
Character 4
Hyphenation vi ce vice
Pronunciations /vaɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Vice"

What do we mean by vice?

A practice or habit considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral. noun

Wicked or depraved conduct or habits; corruption. noun

Prostitution, the sale of illegal drugs, and certain other forms of usually nonviolent criminal behavior. noun

A slight personal failing; a foible. noun

A flaw or imperfection; a defect. noun

A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays. noun

A jester or buffoon. noun

See vise.

A vice-chairman, vice-president, or other substitute or deputy, the principal or primary officer being indicated by the context. noun

In the place of; instead of: a Latin noun used in a position which gives it, as transferred to English, the effect of a preposition governing the following noun: as, Lieutenant A is gazetted as captain, vice Captain B promoted.

A prefix denoting, in the word compounded with it, one who acts in place of another, or one who is second in rank: as, vice-president, vice-chancellor.

Fault; mistake; error: as, a vice of method. noun

An imperfection; a defect; a blemish: as, a vice of conformation; a vice of literary style. noun

Any immoral or evil habit or practice; evil conduct in which a person indulges; a particular form of wickedness or depravity; immorality; specifically, the indulgence of impure or degrading appetites or passions: as, the vice of drunkenness; hence, also, a fault or bad trick in a lower animal, as a horse. noun

Depravity; corruption of morals or manners: in a collective sense and without a plural: as, an age of vice. noun

Depravity or corruption of the physical organization; some morbid strife of the system: as, he inherited a constitutional vice which resulted in consumption. noun

A bad habit.

Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.

A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vice

The word "vice" in example sentences

Love makes men overlook this vice (for it is a _vice_), for _a while_; but, this does not last for life. ❋ William Cobbett (1799)

When you moved from the title vice president to executive vice president, did your responsibilities change? ❋ Unknown (2008)

One source says the committee has discussed with Barker a three-year contract with the title vice-president of football operations/GM, with a team option for a three-year extension. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While at ABC from 1957 to 1964 when he held the title vice president and general manager of sports programs, his involvement in the development of ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bob Kain, who held the title vice chairman and served as an advisor to Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner, has left the team. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was what they call a vice-president from Mississippi for many years. ❋ Unknown (1975)

Another reported that “at a recent conference of the Scripps Northwest League editors” it was decided that “the use of such terms as gonorrhea, syphilis, and even venereal diseases would not add to the tone of the papers, and that the term vice diseases can be readily substituted. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

When the will is concentrated upon the suppression of malice and the intensifying of love all those cults of sensation which we call vice naturally relinquish their hold upon us. ❋ John Cowper Powys (1917)

On 1 August, 1776, the Government of Spain decided to establish what it called the vice-royalty of the River Plate, under ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

His reasoning exemplifies everywhere what I call the vice of intellectualism, for abstract terms are used by him as positively excluding all that their definition fails to include. ❋ William James (1876)

Moreover, it is not always necessary to leave Paris in order to have the ugly spectacle of these provincials let loose against what they call vice, namely, youth, elegance, distinction, charm -- in a word, all the qualities which the worthy ladies possess no more, or have perhaps never possessed. ❋ Octave Feuillet (1855)

And if what we call vice or sin could be made to contribute to happiness, then it would change its nature and become virtue. ❋ 1772-1851 (1854)

Signor Pasqualigo had installed his son as deputy in the ambiguous agency at Jaffa, which he described as a vice-consulate, and himself principally resided at Jerusalem, of which he was the prime gossip, or second only to his rival, Barizy of the Tower. ❋ Benjamin Disraeli (1842)

Who are the chief instigators to what you call vice and folly? ❋ Thomas Holcroft (1777)

& on the Saturday Mr Peacock sent his man for it. what a vice is the want of punctuality, & what a curse is expectation! the waggoner reminded me of this reflection, & this reflection reminded me of Rosser — & where are Charles ❋ Unknown (1797)

Almost every vice is forgiven in the tale, except for sloth, lack of imagination, and unwillingness to make money. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cisco disclosed Wednesday that it has cut 17% of employees holding the title of vice president or higher, up from a forecast of 15% last month. ❋ Don Clark (2011)

Why America I need to know, what has she done to anyone personally except ask to be John McCain vice president choice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My vice is paper – books, articles, research papers, clippings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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