ethic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- ethick (obsolete)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthikós).
Adjective edit
ethic (comparative more ethic, superlative most ethic)
- Moral, relating to morals.
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
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”).
Noun edit
ethic (plural ethics)
- A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
- The Protestant work ethic.
- I think the golden rule is a great ethic.
- The morality of an action. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Usage notes edit
Sometimes confused with ethnic.
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Further reading edit
- “ethic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ethic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ethic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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