ethics
nounCA, US, UK /ˈɛθ.ɪks/ · AU /ˈeθ.ɪks/
Etymology From Middle English etik, from Middle French ethique, from Late Latin ethica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).
1
Morality.
- Her decision was guided by her strong personal ethics.
2
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.
- The professor teaches a course on business ethics.
- Medical ethics require doctors to prioritize patient welfare.
3
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
- Derived terms
- astroethics, code of ethics, cyberethics, ethicist, genethics, geoethics, nanoethics, neuroethics, xenoethics
- Hyponyms
- applied ethics, bioethics, business ethics, cacoethics, comparative ethics, descriptive ethics, environmental ethics, ethics of reciprocity, evolutionary ethics, interim ethics, lifeboat ethics, medical ethics, meta-ethics, metaethics, normative ethics, situational ethics, virtue ethics