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Noun
1. Ethics — synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”)
Definitions
- n. 1
Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”).
Related words
- Other spellings
- deontologism
Forms
- Plural
- deontologies
Example sentences
- ethics The paper discusses the problem in terms of ethics.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deontology | rising | |
| ethics | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- ethics2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ethics2 = 2 syllables).