ethical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɛθɪkəl/
- [ˈɛθɪkəl] ~ [ˈɛθɪkl̩]
Etymology
From ethic + -al, from Late Latin ethicus (“moral, ethical”), from Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.
The philosopher Kant is particularly known for his ethical writings.
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.
An angry dispute between an animal welfare charity and its former employee will be the first case in Britain to decide whether ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” that should be afforded the same protections as religion.
2018 December 3, Tara John, “Veganism could get the same legal protections as religion”, in CNN:All employees must familiarize themselves with our ethical guidelines.
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(comparable) Morally approvable; good.
We are trying to decide what the most ethical course of action would be.
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(not-comparable, of a drug) Only dispensed on the prescription of a physician.
In most jurisdictions, morphine is classified as an ethical drug.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ethical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ethical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
ethically · ethicalism · religioethical · hyperethical · ethical programming · metaethical · psychoethical · socioethical · meta-ethical · unethical (morally approvable) · preethical · ethical egoism · protoethical · nonethical · neuroethical · anethical · ethicalness · ethicality · superethical · cyberethical · politicoethical · bioethical · ethical screen · ethical investment · ethical Ten Commandments · ethical wall · pseudoethical · ethical system · ethify · astroethical
Relateds
ethic · ethics · ethos · ethical dative
Translations (99)
ro etic (of or relating to the study of ethics) · it etico (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · tk ahlakly (of or relating to the study of ethics) · tg ахлоқӣ (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ur اَخْلاقی (of or relating to the study of ethics) · sv etisk (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ps اخلاقي (of or relating to the study of ethics) · pt ético (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · lt etinis (of or relating to the study of ethics) · sl etičen (of or relating to the study of ethics) · pt ético (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · nb etisk (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · nn etisk (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · it etico (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · nn etisk (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · ca ètic (of or relating to the study of ethics) · it morale (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · gl ético (of or relating to the study of ethics) · nn etisk (of or relating to the study of ethics) · et eetiline (of or relating to the study of ethics) · tr töre bilimsel (of or relating to the study of ethics) · pl etyczny (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · pl etyczny (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · da etisk (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · fi eettinen (of or relating to the study of ethics) · fa اخلاقی (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ar أَخْلَاقِيّ (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ga eiticiúil (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ko 륜리적 (of or relating to the study of ethics) · yi עטיש (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · ja 倫理的な (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · tr etik (of or relating to the study of ethics) · da moralsk rigtig (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · fi eettinen (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · es ético (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · ky этикалык (of or relating to the study of ethics) · nl ethisch (of or relating to the study of ethics) · uz etikaga (of or relating to the study of ethics) · nb etisk (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · ca ètic (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · de ethisch (of or relating to the study of ethics) · pl etyczny (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ug ئەخلاقىي (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ru эти́ческий (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · he אֶתִי (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · be эты́чны (of or relating to the study of ethics) · da etisk (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · sh ètičkī (of or relating to the study of ethics) · nb etisk (of or relating to the study of ethics) · bn নৈতিক (of or relating to the study of ethics) · bg ети́чен (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · es ético (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · hy բարոյական (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · mi matatika (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · kk ақылақтық (of or relating to the study of ethics) · hi शोभनीय (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · uz axloqiy (of or relating to the study of ethics) · cs etický (of or relating to the study of ethics) · he מוּסָרִי (of or relating to the study of ethics) · da etisk (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ja 倫理的な (of or relating to the study of ethics) · lv ētisks (of or relating to the study of ethics) · it etico (of or relating to the study of ethics) · cmn 道德的 (of or relating to the study of ethics) · it consentito (only dispensed on the prescription of a physician) · hu etikai (of or relating to the study of ethics) · hi नैतिक (of or relating to the study of ethics) · hi नैतिक (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · gl ético (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · sk etický (of or relating to the study of ethics) · uk ети́чний (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ru эти́чный (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · yi עטיש (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ko 윤리적 (of or relating to the study of ethics) · he מוּסָרִי (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · lv ētisks (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · ug ئەخلاقلىق (of or relating to the study of ethics) · fr éthique (of or relating to the study of ethics) · mk етички (of or relating to the study of ethics) · lv ētisks (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · es ético (of or relating to the study of ethics) · hy բարոյագիտական (of or relating to the study of ethics) · bg ети́чен (of or relating to the study of ethics) · gl ético (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · sh ѐтичкӣ (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ru эти́ческий (of or relating to the study of ethics) · pt ético (of or relating to the study of ethics) · tr etik (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · yi עטיש (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) · sq etik (of or relating to the study of ethics) · kk этикалық (of or relating to the study of ethics) · az əxlaqi (of or relating to the study of ethics) · fi eettinen (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · el ηθικός (of or relating to the study of ethics) · pdt sitlich (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · ky этика-га (of or relating to the study of ethics) · ka ეთიკური (of or relating to the study of ethics) · hy բարոյական (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) · af etiek (of or relating to the study of ethics)