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arete en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈæɹɪtiː/
• /ˈɑɹɪteɪ/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) excellence, goodness; virtue.
   • All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus. 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text)
2. (uncountable) The proper state or condition for a human.

Relateds

aretaic

Translations (12)

ta அறன் (virtue, excellence) · grc ἀρετή (virtue, excellence) · ru арете́ (virtue, excellence) · id kebajikan (virtue, excellence) · id keutamaan (virtue, excellence) · pt areté (virtue, excellence) · pl areté (virtue, excellence) · he סְגֻלָּה (virtue, excellence) · fi hyve (virtue, excellence) · pt aretê (virtue, excellence) · ta அறம் (virtue, excellence) · el αρετή (virtue, excellence)

arete en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of arête.
   alt of arête

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