"ethic" meaning in English

See ethic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛθ.ɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ethic.wav Forms: more ethic [comparative], most ethic [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthikós). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|etik}} Middle English etik, {{der|en|LL.|ēthicus}} Late Latin ēthicus, {{der|en|grc|ἠθῐκός}} Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ethic (comparative more ethic, superlative most ethic)
  1. Moral, relating to morals. Categories (topical): Directives, Ethics Related terms: ethic dative
    Sense id: en-ethic-en-adj-1F8j~TkA Disambiguation of Directives: 64 13 23 Disambiguation of Ethics: 64 6 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 37 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 30 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 23 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ethick [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛθ.ɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ethic.wav Forms: ethics [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French ethique, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|etik}} Middle English etik, {{der|en|fro|ethique}} Old French ethique, {{der|en|LL.|ēthica}} Late Latin ēthica, {{der|en|grc|ἠθική}} Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ethic (plural ethics)
  1. A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
    Sense id: en-ethic-en-noun-VZAth-~a
  2. The morality of an action.
    Sense id: en-ethic-en-noun-~mxDYwvM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ethick [obsolete] Derived forms: consistent life ethic, ethic of reciprocity, evolutionary ethic, Protestant ethic, work ethic Related terms: ethical, ethics, ethos
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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