ethic

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛθ.ɪk/

Noun

Singular ethic

Plural ethics

1. An ethic is a rule or idea that tells you something is good or bad.

   The Protestant work ethic said that people should stay busy and that being lazy was of the Devil.

Related words

• work ethic

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