ethicalness

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noun

The state or quality of being ethical.

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ethicality
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Meanings

nounethicalness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state or quality of being ethical.

    Some have thought that universalisability was the criterion of ethicalness.

    1964, Timothy L. S. Sprigge, “Definition of a Moral Judgment”, in Philosophy, volume 39, number 150, page 306

    Synonyms: ethicality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being ethical.

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ethicality
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ethicality

Origin

From ethical + -ness.

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ethicalness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethicalness

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Chicago

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