ethics C2+ Topic:Education & Learning Also spelled ethicks US /ˈɛθɪks/ UK /ˈɛθɪks/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun moral principles governing conduct, or the study thereof The committee debated the ethics of the experiment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · moral principles governing... moralitymoralsprinciplesvaluesstandardsscruples ↔ Opposites immorality Word family Derived forms ethicist Related forms ethicethicalethos Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek ēthika 'moral philosophy', from ēthikos 'moral, showing character', from ēthos 'character, custom, disposition'. ēthika Ancient Greek ēthos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ethics **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛθɪks/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛθɪks/ ## Meanings 1. moral principles governing conduct, or the study thereof ## Examples - The committee debated the ethics of the experiment. ## Synonyms - morality - morals - principles - values - standards - scruples ## Antonyms - immorality ## Derived Forms - ethicist ## Related Forms - ethic - ethical - ethos ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ēthika - Root: ēthos ## Etymology From Ancient Greek ēthika 'moral philosophy', from ēthikos 'moral, showing character', from ēthos 'character, custom, disposition'. ## AI Etymology Ethics comes from Ancient Greek ēthika 'moral philosophy', from ēthikos 'moral, showing character', from ēthos 'character, custom, disposition'. The historical trail runs through Ancient Greek ēthika and Ancient Greek ēthos. In modern use it means moral principles governing conduct, or the study thereof. Derived formations include ethicist; related forms include ethic, ethical, ethos. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown