Ethic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group

a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛθɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛθɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛθɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛθɪk/.

Examples

the Puritan ethic
a person with old-fashioned values

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ethical code value-system value orientation moral principle

Parts of Speech

noun	the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group “the Puritan ethic”
noun	a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ethik

die Grundsätze von richtig und falsch, die von einer Einzelperson oder einer sozialen Gruppe akzeptiert werden

🇫🇷French

éthique

les principes du bien et du mal acceptés par un individu ou un groupe social

🇪🇸Spanish

ética

Los principios del bien y del mal que son aceptados por un individuo o un grupo social.

🇮🇹Italian

etica

i principi di giusto e sbagliato accettati da un individuo o da un gruppo sociale

🇳🇱Dutch

ethiek

de principes van goed en kwaad die door een individu of een sociale groep worden aanvaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

ética

os princípios de certo e errado que são aceitos por um indivíduo ou grupo social

🇷🇺Russian

этика

принципы добра и зла, принятые отдельным человеком или социальной группой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नैतिक

सही और गलत के सिद्धांत जो किसी व्यक्ति या सामाजिक समूह द्वारा स्वीकार किए जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

নীতি

সঠিক এবং ভুলের নীতি যা একটি ব্যক্তি বা একটি সামাজিক গোষ্ঠী দ্বারা গৃহীত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நெறிமுறை

ஒரு தனிநபர் அல்லது ஒரு சமூகக் குழுவால் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படும் சரி மற்றும் தவறான கொள்கைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీతి

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా ఒక సామాజిక సమూహం ఆమోదించిన ఒప్పు మరియు తప్పు సూత్రాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

नैतिक

योग्य आणि चुकीची तत्त्वे जी एखाद्या व्यक्तीने किंवा सामाजिक गटाद्वारे स्वीकारली जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

નૈતિક

સાચા અને ખોટાના સિદ્ધાંતો કે જે વ્યક્તિગત અથવા સામાજિક જૂથ દ્વારા સ્વીકારવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈತಿಕತೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಗುಂಪು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸರಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಪ್ಪುಗಳ ತತ್ವಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാർമ്മികത

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയോ ഒരു സാമൂഹിക ഗ്രൂപ്പോ അംഗീകരിക്കുന്ന ശരിയുടെയും തെറ്റിൻ്റെയും തത്വങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈਤਿਕ

ਸਹੀ ਅਤੇ ਗਲਤ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخلاقیات

صحیح اور غلط کے اصول جو کسی فرد یا سماجی گروہ کے ذریعہ قبول کیے جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伦理

个人或社会群体所接受的是非原则

🇯🇵Japanese

倫理

個人または社会集団によって受け入れられる善悪の原則

🇰🇷Korean

윤리

개인이나 사회 집단이 인정하는 옳고 그름의 원칙

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đạo đức

các nguyên tắc đúng sai được một cá nhân hoặc một nhóm xã hội chấp nhận

🇹🇭Thai

จริยธรรม

หลักความถูกและผิดที่บุคคลหรือกลุ่มสังคมยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

etika

prinsip benar dan salah yang diterima oleh individu atau kelompok sosial

🇵🇭Filipino

etika

ang mga prinsipyo ng tama at mali na tinatanggap ng isang indibidwal o isang pangkat ng lipunan

🇲🇾Malay

etika

prinsip benar dan salah yang diterima oleh individu atau kumpulan sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخلاقيات

مبادئ الصواب والخطأ التي يقبلها الفرد أو المجموعة الاجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

اخلاق

اصول درست و نادرست که توسط یک فرد یا یک گروه اجتماعی پذیرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

etik

Bir birey veya sosyal grup tarafından kabul edilen doğru ve yanlış ilkeleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אתיקה

העקרונות של נכון ורע שמקובלים על פרט או קבוצה חברתית

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