ethos

C2 Topic:Time

US /ˈiθɑs/ UK /ˈiːθɒs/ See IPA manual

Freq #43778

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1

noun
The set of values, beliefs, and character that define a person, group, or culture.

Teamwork and honesty are central to the company's ethos.
2

noun
The distinctive spirit or mood of a culture or era.

The film captures the rebellious ethos of the 1960s.

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Related forms etheicethicsethogramethographyethoiethologicethologicalethologistethologyethopoeticethosedethoses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”).

*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# ethos

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈiθɑs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːθɒs/
**Frequency rank:** 43778

## Meanings
1. The set of values, beliefs, and character that define a person, group, or culture.
2. The distinctive spirit or mood of a culture or era.

## Examples
- Teamwork and honesty are central to the company's ethos.
- The film captures the rebellious ethos of the 1960s.

## Related Forms
- etheic
- ethics
- ethogram
- ethography
- ethoi
- ethologic
- ethological
- ethologist
- ethology
- ethopoetic
- ethosed
- ethoses

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeh₁-

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”).

## AI Etymology
Ethos is from Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”). Important recorded forms include *dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include the set of values, beliefs, and character that define a person, group, or culture and the distinctive spirit or mood of a culture or era. The wider family includes related words such as etheic, ethics, ethogram, ethography, and ethoi.

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