ethic

Examples

• All

• Say what you will about country folk, their work ethic is admirable, an example for the rest of us.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I try to instill a good work ethic, but a lot of the parents get a little too wrapped up.

  Rebound (2005)

• Yeah, I think work ethic is good to have for sure.

• How valuable is work ethic and how far can it take you?

• That guy has got a work ethic.

  Into the Flames (2021)

• It's more about your work ethic, your discipline.

  Kevin Jubbal, M.D.

• But I have a work ethic and that keeps me afloat.

  Maestro (2023)

• In the process, we sapped our work ethic and damaged our spirits.

• Any of the artists will tell you that what Tupac put into them was this business of work ethic, where you can do more if you just work at it.

  Welcome to Death Row (2001)

• There are several cultural changes associated with the new ethic, shared by most converts and many nonconverts alike.

  Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

P

philosophy

vsethic

387 4.4

A set of ideas that guide how a person or group acts

is narrower, giving concrete moral principles for everyday behaviour

E

ethics

vsethic

376 4.2

Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules

is the practical set of guiding moral principles without study focus

M

morality

vsethic

238 4.6

Ideas about right and wrong that tell people how to act

is a specific set of principles used to direct actions

V

values

vsethic

188 3.4

Ideas about what is important and how to behave

focuses on rules that guide behaviour rather than general importance judgments

M

morals

vsethic

122 2.3

Ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people behave

is similar but emphasises an organised, named set guiding behaviour

M

moral value

vsethic

29 3.7

A belief about what is right and wrong that guides how people act

collects several such principles into a guiding set for behaviour

E

ethos

vsethic

26 6.6

The basic beliefs and values that guide a group or person

is the practical rule set used to guide individual or group actions

V

value-system

vsethic

20 5.2

A set of ideas about what is right and wrong that guides a person or group

is the everyday practical guide used to direct behaviour

E

ethical code

vsethic

3 4.1

A set of rules that tell people in a job or group how to behave

is broader, covering guiding principles rather than formal rules

C

code of behavior

vsethic

3 3.7

A set of rules members of a group like a school or company must follow

is focused on moral principles rather than social conventions

V

value orientation

vsethic

1 6.4

A person's or group's beliefs about right and wrong that guide their choices

is the concrete list of principles used to guide actions

Antonyms

I

immorality

22 6.3

Bad behavior that people see as wrong or evil

Compounds

P

puritan ethic

1 8.8

A strict set of moral rules that values hard work and avoids pleasure

P

Protestant work ethic

1 4.9

A belief that hard work, discipline, and saving money are morally good, often linked to Protestant Christianity

How Ethical

integrity

340 4.3

ethic

91 4.4

ethical code

3 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology