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arete

/ˈæɹɪtiː/

arete noun: excellence, goodness; virtue. Also the alternative spelling of arête.

Noun

arete (uncountable)

  1. 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. The proper state or condition for a human.

Also used as

arete is also the alternative spelling of arête.

arete meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

arete in Tamil

virtue, excellence
அறன் aṟaṉ, அறம் aṟam

arete in Indonesian

virtue, excellence
kebajikan, keutamaan

Forms of arete

pluralaretes

Origin of arete

From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).

Questions about arete

What does arete mean?
Arete means excellence, goodness; virtue.
What is arete in Tamil?
Arete in Tamil is அறன் (aṟaṉ), அறம் (aṟam). See Arete meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is arete?
Arete is a noun.
How do you pronounce arete?
Arete is pronounced /ˈæɹɪtiː/.
What is the plural of arete?
The plural of arete is aretes.

Words near arete in the dictionary

  1. aretalogies
  2. aretalogist
  3. aretalogists
  4. aretalogy
  5. Aretas
  6. arete
  7. aretecracies
  8. aretecracy
  9. aretecrat
  10. aretecratic
  11. aretegenic

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