прилагательное смотри значение ethical
1. имя существительное общая лексика = ethics 2. имя прилагательное общая лексика = ethical
noun Etymology: Middle English ethik, from Middle French ethique, from Latin ethice, from Greek ēthikē, from ēthikos 1. plural but singular or plural in construction the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation 2. a. a set of moral principles; a theory or system of moral values Example: the present-day materialistic ethic Example: an old-fashioned work ethic — often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr. Example: an elaborate ethics Example: Christian ethics b. plural but singular or plural in construction the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group Example: professional ethics c. a guiding philosophy d. a consciousness of moral importance Example: forge a conservation ethic 3. plural a set of moral issues or aspects (as rightness) Example: debated the ethics of human cloning