Bad or immoral behaviour.
Used in a Sentence
vices
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vices.
Editorial note
What's weirder is that this seems to be true of all vices and all famous people!
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Bad or immoral behaviour.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of vices gathered in one view.
One who acts in place of a superior.
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.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for vices.
noun
Bad or immoral behaviour.
noun
One who acts in place of a superior.
noun
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.
noun
A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
Example sentences
What's weirder is that this seems to be true of all vices and all famous people!
These people can't be 'saved' and are homeless because of their vices and inability or distaste for adapting to society.
Correspondingly, one of the vices(?) of socialism is the presumption of a single societal good.
The point of the linked page is that it's (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) taking three vices and positioning them as virtues in a narrow context.
But Tolkien was a man of his time and place and we should appreciate his virtues without ignoring his vices.
Once it's legal and we've aborted this embarrassing War On Drugs, we can begin to address the rationale behind the taxation of harmless vices.
In the meantime, people like their vices.
But I am human, I have vices, I am imperfect.
If I am defined by egotism and vanity, I might do almost anything I can to feed my vices, whether by buying cars, houses or spending money poorly.
<checks cranium> nope, no screw-vices here.
But if you exercise, eat right most of the time, and keep your vices in moderation, your improved lipid profile, fasting insulin, fasting glucose (and A1C), and insulin resistance/glucose tolerance will allow you to more efficiently process that burger so it is not as taxing on your body as it would be if you were not as healthy.
Like most such epithets, it has two meanings - a clear objective one, describing a person who fails to believe in the anthropological theories of human equality which became first popular, then universal in the mid-20th century; and a caricature of the vices, personal or political, typically engaged in by such a foul unbeliever.
Quote examples
What about "autism"?) >and are homeless because of their vices and inability or distaste for adapting to society I knew when you said that you were just a troll.
It's kinda silly how these these vices are portrayed as "tricks" or "hacks" It gives the negative connotation that they're used mainly by psychopaths or narcissistic people to get their way.
It's just like our collective demand for "tips" and "hacks", except instead of focusing on the trivial details, we focus on glorifying vices and unusual habits as secrets of success rather than ways of coping with personality and mood disorders.
Proper noun examples
Vices are obviously destructive when over-indulged.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use vices in a sentence?
What's weirder is that this seems to be true of all vices and all famous people!
What does vices mean?
Bad or immoral behaviour.
What part of speech is vices?
vices is commonly used as noun.