Ethical definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

ethical in American English · 1. pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct · 2. being in ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'ethical'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× ethical (eθɪkəl ) 1. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Ethicalmeansrelatingtobeliefsaboutrightandwrong. ...themoralandethicalstandardsintheschool. ...themedical,nursingandethicalissuessurroundingterminally-illpeople. ethically(eθɪkli )adverb[ADVERBadjective/-ed,ADVERBafterverb]Attorneysareethicallyandlegallyboundtoabsoluteconfidentiality. 2. adjective Ifyoudescribesomethingasethical,youmeanthatitismorallyrightormorallyacceptable. ...ethicalinvestmentschemes. Doesthepartythinkitisethicaltolinktaxpolicywithpartyfund-raising? ethically adverb[ADVERBafterverb]Mayorswantlocalcompaniestobehaveethically. MoreSynonymsofethical COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof ethical Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'ethical' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'ethical' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'higherself' HindiTranslationof'ethical' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency ethicalinBritishEnglish (ˈɛθɪkəl ) adjective1. inaccordancewithprinciplesofconductthatareconsideredcorrect,espthoseofagivenprofessionorgroup 2. oforrelatingtoethics 3. (ofamedicinalagent)availablelegallyonlywithadoctor'sprescriptionorconsent CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsethically(ˈethically)adverb ethicalness(ˈethicalness)orethicality(ˌethiˈcality)noun WordFrequency ethicalinAmericanEnglish (ˈɛθɪkəl ) adjective1.  havingtodowithethicsormorality;oforconformingtomoralstandards 2.  conformingtothestandardsofconductofagivenprofessionorgroup 3.  designatingorofadrugobtainableonlyonadoctor'sprescription SIMILARWORDS: ˈmoral Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsethicality(ˌethiˈcality)(ˈɛθɪˈkæləti ) nounorˈethicalness ethically(ˈethically) adverb WordoriginMEethik(Gothswes,Lsuus,one'sown&suescere,tobecomeaccustomed)+-al WordFrequency ethicalinAmericanEnglish (ˈeθɪkəl) adjective1. pertainingtoordealingwithmoralsortheprinciplesofmorality;pertainingtorightandwronginconduct 2. beinginaccordancewiththerulesorstandardsforrightconductorpractice,esp.thestandardsofaprofession Itwasnotconsideredethicalforphysicianstoadvertise 3. (ofdrugs) soldonlyuponmedicalprescription Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsethicallyadverb ethicalnessorethicalitynoun Wordorigin[1600–10;ethic+-al1] Examplesof'ethical'inasentence ethical Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… ThedesiretowinmedalssupersededtheircollectivemoralandethicalcompassandOlympicvaluesoffairplay.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Targetsaiditis'committedtothehighestethicalandlegalstandards'.TheSun(2016)Whendidjeansbecomeanethicalissue?Times,SundayTimes(2006)Poorperformanceexplainswhyretailinvestorshavebeenturningawayfromethicalfunds.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Doesithaveawrittenethicalpolicy?Times,SundayTimes(2007)Formanypeopleitisawayofavoidingdealingwithbanksanddoingsomethingethicalwiththeirmoney.Times,SundayTimes(2009)So,canwejustforgetaboutethicaldilemmas?Times,SundayTimes(2013)Heisnottheretoteachmoral,ethicalorpatrioticlessons.Times,SundayTimes(2012) COBUILDCollocations ethical  ethicalframework ethicalguidelines ethicalimperative ethicalinvestor ethicaljudgment ethicallapse ethicalnorms ethicalobligation ethicalprinciple ethicalproblem ethicalquandary ethicalreflection ethicalresponsibility ethicalstance ethicalstandpoint ethicaltheory ethicalvalue ethicalviolations Showmore... Trendsof ethical Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages ethical BritishEnglish:ethical /ˈɛθɪkl/ADJECTIVEEthicalmeansrelatingtobeliefsaboutrightandwrong....ourethicalobligationstoprotectthenaturalworld.AmericanEnglish:ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/Arabic:أَخْلَاقيّ BrazilianPortuguese:ético Chinese:民族的 Croatian:etički Czech:etický Danish:etisk Dutch:ethisch EuropeanSpanish:ético Finnish:eettinen French:éthique German:ethisch Greek:ηθικός Italian:etico Japanese:倫理的な Korean:윤리적인 Norwegian:etisk Polish:etyczny EuropeanPortuguese:ético Romanian:eticRussian:этический LatinAmericanSpanish:ético Swedish:etisk Thai:ตามหลักจริยธรรม Turkish:ahlaki Ukrainian:моральнийVietnamese:cóđạođức Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically ethical etheromania etheromaniac ethic ethical ethicalapproval ethicalargument ethicalbehaviour AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'E' Relatedtermsof ethical pre-ethical ethicalcode ethicaldrug ethicalduty ethicalissue Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofethicalfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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