"vice" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈviːs(ə)/ Forms: vices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French vice, visse, from Latin vitium. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|vice}} Old French vice, {{der|enm|la|vitium}} Latin vitium Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vice, {{enm-noun|vices}} vice (plural vices)
  1. A fault or imperfection; a negative quality or attribute of something:
    A bad habit or tendency that one has; a negative human behaviour.
    Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Mind
    Sense id: en-vice-enm-noun-rp5Di3YE Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 31 4 4 29 29 3 Disambiguation of Mind: 35 7 7 19 19 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 14 27 27 4
  2. A fault or imperfection; a negative quality or attribute of something:
    A mistake; a fault due to deficience in knowledge or reasoning.
    Sense id: en-vice-enm-noun-QvpuSew4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 14 27 27 4
  3. A fault or imperfection; a negative quality or attribute of something:
    (rare) An imperfection or blemish in one's visage or look.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-vice-enm-noun-B-EZjj0- Disambiguation of Appearance: 12 12 43 12 12 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 14 27 27 4
  4. Vice, iniquity, sinful behaviour; absence of virtue or morality:
    A vice; a general tendency or action that is morally bad.
    Categories (topical): Ethics, Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-vice-enm-noun-YINLeMxr Disambiguation of Ethics: 9 9 9 31 31 11 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 31 4 4 29 29 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 14 27 27 4
  5. Vice, iniquity, sinful behaviour; absence of virtue or morality:
    A specific example of immoral or sinful behaviour.
    Categories (topical): Ethics, Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-vice-enm-noun-snB3sonB Disambiguation of Ethics: 9 9 9 31 31 11 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 31 4 4 29 29 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 14 27 27 4
  6. A sickness, disease or malady; a deleterious process effecting something. Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-vice-enm-noun-Ytyejp23 Disambiguation of Ethics: 9 9 9 31 31 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vyce, vyse, vijs, wise, vise, wyce, vyhs Related terms: viciate, vicious, viciously, viciousnesse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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