arete
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
arete (uncountable)
- (Classical philosophy) Virtue, excellence.
- 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
- All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus.
- 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
- (Classical philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.
Related terms
Translations
virtue, excellence
Etymology 2
Noun
arete (plural aretes)
- Alternative spelling of arête
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) ārēte
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).
Noun
arete m (plural areți)
- ram (male sheep)
Declension
Declension of arete
Synonyms
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
arete m (plural aretes)
- (Latin America, Philippines) earring
- Synonym: pendiente
Derived terms
Further reading
- “arete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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