arete

From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɹɪtiː/, /ˈɑɹɪteɪ/

arete (uncountable)

1. (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.

2. (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.

• aretaic

• arete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

arete (plural aretes)

1. Alternative spelling of arête.

• areet, eater, ratee, teare

ārēte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of āreō

Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈre.te/

arete m (plural areți)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Synonym: berbec

• oaie
• miel

• “arete”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

From aro +‎ -ete.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾete/ [aˈɾe.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: a‧re‧te

arete m (plural aretes)

1. (Latin America, Philippines) earring

   Synonym: pendiente

• “arete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024