ethics
/ˈɛθ.ɪks/
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ethics noun: morality. Also the plural of ethic.
Noun
ethics (countable and uncountable, plural ethics)
- Morality.
- Her decision was guided by her strong personal ethics.
- The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
- The professor teaches a course on business ethics.
- Medical ethics require doctors to prioritize patient welfare.
- The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
- Synonyms:
- deontology, moral philosophy
Also used as
ethics is also the plural of ethic.
ethics meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Tagalog
ethics in Hindi
- standards of conduct
- आचार ācār, आचरण ācraṇ
- study of principles governing right and wrong conduct
- आचारशास्त्र ācārśāstra
ethics in Marathi
- नीतिशास्त्र
ethics in Bengali
- standards of conduct
- আখলাক akholak
- study of principles governing right and wrong conduct
- আখলাক akholak, নৈতিকতা nōitikota
ethics in Tagalog
- standards of conduct
- kaasalan, asalan
- study of principles governing right and wrong conduct
- palaasalan, dalub-asalan, dalubasalan, asalan
More languagesFewer languages
- ethics in Arabic
- أَخْلَاق ʔaḵlāq, أَدَب ʔadab, عِلْم الْأَخْلَاق ʕilm al-ʔaḵlāq
- ethics in Malay
- etika
- ethics in Indonesian
- etika
- ethics in Persian
- اخلاق axlâq, ادب adab, فلسفه اخلاق falsafe-ye axlâq, علم اخلاق 'elm-e axlâq
- ethics in Thai
- จริยธรรม jà-rí-yá-tam, จริยศาสตร์ jà-rí-yá-sàat
- ethics in Vietnamese
- luân lý, luân lý học, đạo đức học
Synonyms of ethics
Forms of ethics
| plural | ethics |
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Origin of ethics
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”).
Words formed from ethics
Phrases with ethics
- work ethics
- virtue ethics
- applied ethics
- medical ethics
- business ethics
- codes of ethics
- lifeboat ethics
- normative ethics
- comparative ethics
- descriptive ethics
- evolutionary ethics
- Puritan work ethics
3 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about ethics
- What does ethics mean?
- Ethics means morality.
- What is ethics in Hindi?
- Ethics in Hindi is आचार (ācār), आचरण (ācraṇ), आचारशास्त्र (ācārśāstra). See Ethics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ethics?
- Ethics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ethics?
- Ethics is pronounced /ˈɛθ.ɪks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ethics?
- The plural of ethics is ethics.
Words near ethics in the dictionary
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