deontic

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/diːˈɒntɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.

OriginAncient Greek δέον →
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Meanings

adjectivedeontic (comparative more deontic, superlative most deontic)

comparative more deontic · superlative most deontic

  1. ethicsPertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδέον“what is right”
  2. Englishdeontic

From Ancient Greek δέον (déon, “what is right”); compare deontology.

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Translations

Catalan deòntic
  • deònticpertaining to necessity, duty or obligation
Dutch deontisch
  • deontischpertaining to necessity, duty or obligation
Finnish deonttinen
  • deonttinenpertaining to necessity, duty or obligation
French déontique
  • déontiquepertaining to necessity, duty or obligation
Polish deontyczny
  • deontycznypertaining to necessity, duty or obligation
Portuguese deôntico
  • deônticopertaining to necessity, duty or obligation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

conditeendoticctenoidectodin
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APA

deontic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deontic

MLA

“deontic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deontic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deontic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deontic.

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