work ethic

English

Noun

work ethic (plural work ethics)

1. The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.
2. The tendency to work hard at one's job or duties.

Derived terms

• Protestant work ethic
• Puritan work ethic

 

Translations

value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: werkethos (nl) m
• Finnish: työmoraali (fi)
• Georgian: შრომითი ეთიკა (šromiti etiḳa), შრომის ეთიკა (šromis etiḳa)
• German: Arbeitsmoral (de) f, Arbeitsmentalität f
• Irish: eitic oibre f
• Japanese: 労働観 (ろうどうかん, rōdōkan)
• Maori: waiaro mahi
• Russian: трудолюбие (ru) (trudoljubije)

tendency to work hard at one's job or duties

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: arbejdsmoral c
• Finnish: ahkeruus (fi)
• German: Arbeitsmoral (de) f
• Irish: eitic oibre f
• Russian: трудолюбие (ru) (trudoljubije)

See also

• Protestant work ethic
• Puritan work ethic