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
Word Forms
ethical
adjective
adhering to ethical and moral principles
ethicist
noun
a philosopher who specializes in ethics
ethician
noun
a philosopher who specializes in ethics
moralistic
adjective
narrowly and conventionally moral
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Europe
🇩🇪German
Ethik
Motivation basierend auf Vorstellungen von richtig und falsch
🇫🇷French
éthique
motivation basée sur les idées du bien et du mal
🇪🇸Spanish
ética
Motivación basada en ideas de lo correcto y lo incorrecto.
🇮🇹Italian
etica
motivazione basata sulle idee di giusto e sbagliato
🇳🇱Dutch
ethiek
motivatie gebaseerd op ideeën over goed en kwaad
🇵🇹Portuguese
ética
motivação baseada em ideias de certo e errado
🇷🇺Russian
этика
мотивация, основанная на представлениях о добре и зле
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नीति
सही और गलत के विचारों पर आधारित प्रेरणा
🇧🇩Bengali
নীতিশাস্ত্র
সঠিক এবং ভুল ধারণার উপর ভিত্তি করে প্রেরণা
🇮🇳Tamil
நெறிமுறைகள்
சரியான மற்றும் தவறான யோசனைகளின் அடிப்படையில் உந்துதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
నీతిశాస్త్రం
సరైన మరియు తప్పు ఆలోచనల ఆధారంగా ప్రేరణ
🇮🇳Marathi
नैतिकता
योग्य आणि चुकीच्या कल्पनांवर आधारित प्रेरणा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નીતિશાસ્ત્ર
સાચા અને ખોટાના વિચારો પર આધારિત પ્રેરણા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೀತಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
ಸರಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಪ್ಪು ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ധാർമ്മികത
ശരിയും തെറ്റും സംബന്ധിച്ച ആശയങ്ങളെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള പ്രചോദനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ
ਸਹੀ ਅਤੇ ਗਲਤ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
اخلاقیات
صحیح اور غلط کے خیالات پر مبنی محرک
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
伦理
基于对错观念的动机
🇯🇵Japanese
倫理
善悪の考えに基づく動機
🇰🇷Korean
윤리학
옳고 그름에 대한 생각에 기초한 동기 부여
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đạo đức
động lực dựa trên ý tưởng đúng và sai
🇹🇭Thai
จริยธรรม
แรงจูงใจบนพื้นฐานของแนวคิดเรื่องความถูกและผิด
🇮🇩Indonesian
etika
motivasi berdasarkan gagasan benar dan salah
🇵🇭Filipino
etika
motibasyon batay sa mga ideya ng tama at mali
🇲🇾Malay
etika
motivasi berdasarkan idea yang betul dan salah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أخلاق مهنية
الدافع على أساس أفكار الصواب والخطأ
🇮🇷Persian
اخلاق
انگیزه مبتنی بر ایده های درست و غلط
🇹🇷Turkish
etik
Doğru ve yanlış fikirlerine dayalı motivasyon
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֶתִיקָה
מוטיבציה המבוססת על רעיונות של נכון ולא נכון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'ethics'?
The primary meaning of 'ethics' is 'motivation based on ideas of right and wrong'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ethics' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'ethics' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'ethics' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'ethics' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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