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ethical

/ˈeθɪkl/adjective

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नैतिक, नीतिसम्मत

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adjective
  1. 1

    morally correct; following accepted rules of behaviour

    नैतिक, नीतिसम्मत

    • It is not ethical for a doctor to accept gifts from drug companies.
    • ethical business practices
    • Is it ethical to copy answers from a friend during a test?
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    • The company promised to follow ethical practices.
    • She made the ethical choice and returned the extra change.

    Synonyms moral honourable principled

    Opposite unethical immoral dishonest

  2. 2

    [only before noun]

    connected with beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong

    नीतिशास्त्र से संबंधित, नैतिकता-विषयक

    • an ethical question about cloning
    • Doctors face difficult ethical choices during a pandemic.
    • The committee discussed the ethical issues of testing on animals.
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    • Teachers should explain the ethical side of using the internet.
    • There are serious ethical objections to the plan.

    Synonyms moral

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

ethical + noun (attributive)

Ethical placed before a noun means connected with moral principles: ethical issue, ethical standards, ethical code.

संज्ञा से पहले आने पर 'ethical' का अर्थ नैतिक सिद्धांतों से संबंधित होता है, जैसे ethical issue, ethical standards।

  • Doctors follow a strict ethical code.
  • The company faced an ethical dilemma.

it is / be ethical to + verb

Use a to-infinitive to say whether an action is morally right.

किसी कार्य के नैतिक रूप से सही होने की बात कहने के लिए to-infinitive प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • Is it ethical to test medicines on animals?
  • It is not ethical to copy another student's answers.

ethical + about / in

Use 'about' for the matter of concern and 'in' for the field of behaviour.

जिस विषय पर चिंता हो उसके लिए 'about' और जिस क्षेत्र का व्यवहार हो उसके लिए 'in' आता है।

  • She is very ethical about money.
  • He was ethical in all his business dealings.

ethical vs ethic / ethics

Ethical is the adjective; ethics is the noun for the system of moral principles, used with a singular or plural verb according to meaning.

'Ethical' adjective है; 'ethics' नैतिक सिद्धांतों की व्यवस्था के लिए संज्ञा है, जिसकी verb अर्थ के अनुसार singular या plural होती है।

  • Medical ethics demands that patients be treated equally.
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ethical + noun

issuestandarddilemmacodepracticeconduct

  • Journalists must follow ethical standards while reporting.

adverb + ethical

highlystrictlydeeplyperfectlymorally

  • The board expects staff to be highly ethical.

ethical + noun (field)

hackingbankinginvestmentsourcingfarming

  • The brand promises ethical sourcing of cotton from small farmers.

verb + ethical

considerregard asfindbeprove

  • Most teachers consider cheating unethical.
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  • Is it ethical for an official to accept gifts from contractors?

क्या किसी अधिकारी का ठेकेदारों से उपहार लेना नैतिक है?

  • The class discussed the ethical side of using AI to write essays.

कक्षा ने निबंध लिखने के लिए AI के उपयोग के नैतिक पक्ष पर चर्चा की।

  • A good shopkeeper is honest and ethical in his dealings.

अच्छा दुकानदार अपने लेन-देन में ईमानदार और नैतिक होता है।

  • The ethical question here is who should get the donated kidney first.

यहाँ नैतिक प्रश्न यह है कि दान की गई किडनी पहले किसे मिलनी चाहिए।

  • Her ethical views stopped her from accepting the bribe.

उसके नैतिक विचारों ने उसे रिश्वत लेने से रोक दिया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ It is not ethic to cheat in the exam.

✓ It is not ethical to cheat in the exam.

Ethic is a noun. The adjective is ethical.

'Ethic' संज्ञा है; यहाँ adjective 'ethical' चाहिए।

✗ The company follows high ethical.

✓ The company follows high ethical standards.

Ethical is an adjective and must be followed by a noun.

'Ethical' adjective है और उसके बाद संज्ञा आनी चाहिए।

✗ Ethics are a branch of philosophy.

✓ Ethics is a branch of philosophy.

When 'ethics' names a subject of study, it takes a singular verb. It takes a plural verb only for personal moral principles.

जब 'ethics' अध्ययन के विषय का नाम हो, तब singular verb आती है; व्यक्तिगत नैतिक सिद्धांतों के अर्थ में plural verb आती है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Ethical and moral are close, but ethical is more about professional or social codes.

'Ethical' और 'moral' पास के शब्द हैं, पर 'ethical' पेशेवर या सामाजिक आचार-संहिता से अधिक जुड़ा है।

ethical

Following a professional or social code of right conduct.

पेशे या समाज की सही आचार-संहिता का पालन करने वाला।

  • Lawyers must be ethical in court.

moral

Based on personal beliefs about right and wrong, often from religion or upbringing.

सही-गलत की व्यक्तिगत धारणाओं पर आधारित, प्रायः धर्म या परवरिश से।

  • He has a strong moral sense.
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eth·i·cal

§Grammar and usage

Ethics as the study takes a singular verb; a person's ethics (principles) takes a plural verb.

Subject-verb agreement में अध्ययन के अर्थ में ethics के साथ singular verb और किसी व्यक्ति के सिद्धांतों के अर्थ में plural verb आता है।