adj
Meaning 1
Moral, relating to morals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ethic
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/ˈɛθ.ɪk/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 TH IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Protestant work ethic.
- I think the golden rule is a great ethic.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The morality of an action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Puritan ethic
- a person with old-fashioned values
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moral principle, value-system, value orientation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: principle
Narrower terms: Chartism
noun
Meaning 5
a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ethical code
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: system, system of rules
Narrower terms: double standard
History
Etymology
From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthĭkós).
From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French ethique, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
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