Meanings
nounvirtue ethics (uncountable)
- uncountableOne of the three major approaches to normative ethics, emphasizing the role of one's character and the virtues that one's character embodies for determining or evaluating ethical behavior.
Translations
Finnish hyve-etiikka
- hyve-etiikkaapproach to ethics
Hungarian erényetika
- erényetikaapproach to ethics
Japanese 徳倫理学
- 徳倫理学approach to ethics
Polish etyka cnót, etyka aretaiczna
- etyka cnótapproach to ethics
- etyka aretaicznaapproach to ethics
Swedish dygdetik
- dygdetikapproach to ethics
Cite this entry
APA
virtue ethics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtue%20ethics
MLA
“virtue ethics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtue%20ethics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virtue ethics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtue%20ethics.
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