ethics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈeθ.əks/ (New-Zealand)
- (Texas) audio
- /ˈeθ.ɪks/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛθ.ɪks/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English etik, from Middle French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Morality.
Her decision was guided by her strong personal ethics.
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(form-of, plural) plural of ethic
form of ethic
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(countable, uncountable) The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
Medical ethics require doctors to prioritize patient welfare.
The professor teaches a course on business ethics.
- (countable, uncountable) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cyberethics · neuroethics · xenoethics · nanoethics · code of ethics · astroethics · ethicist · genethics · geoethics
Hyponyms
business ethics · bioethics · situational ethics · normative ethics · metaethics · lifeboat ethics · environmental ethics · meta-ethics · interim ethics · cacoethics · comparative ethics · descriptive ethics · applied ethics · virtue ethics · evolutionary ethics · medical ethics · ethics of reciprocity
Relateds
ethic · ethical · aretaics · ethos · etiquette
Synonyms
Translations (120)
az etika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · km សីលធម៌ (standards of conduct) · fa اصول اخلاق (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · lv ētika (standards of conduct) · pl etyka (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · sh ètika (standards of conduct) · ar عِلْم الْأَخْلَاق (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · sk etika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · nl ethiek (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · fr éthique (standards of conduct) · fi etiikka (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · th จริยธรรม (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · sv sedelära (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · fa اخلاق (standards of conduct) · km សីលវិជ្ជា (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · hy էթիկա (standards of conduct) · sh ѐтика (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ar أَدَب (standards of conduct) · uk е́тика (standards of conduct) · mi tikanga matatika (standards of conduct) · pt ética (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · cs etika (standards of conduct) · cmn 道德 (standards of conduct) · ga eitic (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · tr ahlak (standards of conduct) · fa علم اخلاق (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · hi आचारशास्त्र (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · tg одоб (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · vi luân lý (standards of conduct) · et eetika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · tl kaasalan (standards of conduct) · gl ética (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · da etik (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ar أَخْلَاق (standards of conduct) · sk etika (standards of conduct) · tg одоб (standards of conduct) · vi đạo đức học (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · de Verhaltenskodex (standards of conduct) · nl ethiek (standards of conduct) · tr etik (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · tg илми ахлоқ (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · nb etikk (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · fi etiikka (standards of conduct) · nn etikk (standards of conduct) · fi moraali (standards of conduct) · hu erkölcstan (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · be э́тыка (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · hi आचरण (standards of conduct) · sh ètika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · he אֶתִיקָה (standards of conduct) · hi आचार (standards of conduct) · ka ეთიკა (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ko 윤리 (standards of conduct) · fr éthique (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · mk етика (standards of conduct) · tl dalub-asalan (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · th จริยศาสตร์ (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · bn আখলাক (standards of conduct) · fa ادب (standards of conduct) · ms etika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · tl dalubasalan (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · mn этик (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · uk е́тика (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ca ètica (standards of conduct) · ja 倫理 (standards of conduct) · bn নৈতিকতা (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · tl asalan (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ru э́тика (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · hy բարոյագիտություն (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · eo etiko (standards of conduct) · nl zedenkunde (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · yi עטיק (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · nn etikk (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · fo siðalæra (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ru э́тика (standards of conduct) · sv etik (standards of conduct) · ja 倫理学 (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · fo siðafrøði (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ko 륜리학 (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · mi matatika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · az etika (standards of conduct) · hu etika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · yue 倫理 /伦理 (standards of conduct) · be э́тыка (standards of conduct) · tl palaasalan (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · vi luân lý học (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · de Ethik (standards of conduct) · bg е́тика (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · mk етика (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ko 윤리학 (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · af etiek (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · kk этика (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · nan-hbl 倫理 /伦理 (standards of conduct) · yue 倫理學 /伦理学 (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · id etika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · cs etika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · bg е́тика (standards of conduct) · tl asalan (standards of conduct) · lv ētika (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · de Ethik (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · af eties (standards of conduct) · cmn 倫理學 /伦理学 (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · gl ética (standards of conduct) · mi matatika (standards of conduct) · nb etikk (standards of conduct) · bn আখলাক (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · cmn 倫理 /伦理 (standards of conduct) · pt ética (standards of conduct) · ca ètica (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ga eitic (standards of conduct) · es ética (standards of conduct) · nl zedenkunde (standards of conduct) · it etica (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · fa فلسفه اخلاق (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · it etica (standards of conduct) · es ética (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · el ηθική (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · sh ѐтика (standards of conduct) · sv etik (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) · ko 륜리 (standards of conduct)