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ethic

USETH-ik/ˈɛθ.ɪk/

Pluralethics

3 meanings of ethic

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A set of beliefs about right and wrong that guides a group or a person.

    Like a set of rules a group agrees to live by, even when no one is watching.

    Their team built a strong ethic of helping each other through hard times.

    Every culture has its own ethic about how people should treat strangers.

    Similarcode, ethos, creed, morality

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  2. 2
    noun
    The question of whether an action is right or wrong.

    My dad and I talked about the ethics of eating meat.

    She wasn't sure about the ethics of keeping money she found on the street.

    Similarmorality, rightness, propriety

  3. 3
    adjectivearchaic
    Having to do with right and wrong, or with moral rules.
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Origins

Meaning 3

It comes from Latin and before that from an Ancient Greek word.

Meanings 1–2

It comes through Old French from Latin, and before that from an Ancient Greek word meaning character or moral nature.