ethic
Other forms: ethics
An ethic is framework, or guiding principle, and it's often moral. People with a strong work ethic believe that hard work is a good thing in and of itself.
A social ethic might include "treating people as you want to be treated." Used in the plural, ethics refers to the moral rules that you live by. You can use it generally, as in: "my ethics don’t include cheating." Or you can use it specifically, as in: "Slander and the running of negative ads do not seem to contradict the senator’s political ethics."
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the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group“the Puritan ethic”
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synonyms:
moral principle, value orientation, value-system
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a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
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synonyms:
ethical code
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types:
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double standard
an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
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double standard of sexual behavior
a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
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type of:
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system, system of rules
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
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double standard
Vocabulary lists containing ethic
Eleven-year-old Eddie enters a poetry contest and wins the grand prize — a trip to New York City to see the NBA finals and a chance to take a foul shot worth a million dollars.
After taking a new job to help out his family during the Great Depression, ten-year-old Beans Curry learns that some actions can have dire consequences.
Eighth-grader Kevin can't help telling lies but when the lies pile up and get him into big trouble, he has to find a way to make things right — and end his lying streak.
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