Overview of noun ethics

The noun ethics has 2 senses

• ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality -- (motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)


• ethics, moral philosophy -- (the philosophical study of moral values and rules)

Overview of noun ethic

The noun ethic has 2 senses

• ethic, moral principle, value-system, value orientation -- (the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values")


• ethic, ethical code -- (a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct)