arete
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arete (uncountable)
- (philosophy) Virtue, excellence.
- 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
- 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):
- (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
virtue, excellence
Further reading edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
arete (plural aretes)
- Alternative spelling of arête
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
ārēte
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arete m (plural areți)
Declension edit
Declension of arete
See also edit
Further reading edit
- arete in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arete m (plural aretes)
- (Latin America, Philippines) earring
- Synonym: pendiente
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “arete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014