"arete" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæɹɪtiː/, /ˈɑɹɪteɪ/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{der|en|grc|ἀρετή}} Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} arete (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) Virtue, excellence. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: based Translations (virtue, excellence): ἀρετή (aretḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), hyve (Finnish), αρετή (aretí) [feminine] (Greek), סְגֻלָּה (sgulá) [feminine] (Hebrew), kebajikan (Indonesian), keutamaan (Indonesian), areté [feminine] (Portuguese), aretê [feminine] (Portuguese), арете́ (areté) (Russian), அறன் (aṟaṉ) (Tamil), அறம் (aṟam) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-arete-en-noun-saFQk4ao Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 79 11 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 80 20 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'virtue, excellence': 98 2
  2. (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-arete-en-noun-Cddx3zih Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aretaic
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: aretes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} arete (plural aretes)
  1. Alternative spelling of arête Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: arête
    Sense id: en-arete-en-noun-KYuFfQ1d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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