ethic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
the Puritan ethic
Types & categories
Sense 2 noun
a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Types & categories
- system of rules hypernym
- double standard hyponym
Parts & wholes
- precept part meronym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | principle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Chartism |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | precept |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of rules |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | double standard |