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ethics vs need

need vs ethics

ethics and need both are nouns.

ethics is not a verb while need is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ethics Yes No No No
need Yes No Yes No
As nouns, need is a hypernym of ethics; that is, need is a word with a broader meaning than ethics:
  • ethics: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  • need: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
Other hypernyms of ethics include motivation, motive.
ethics (noun) need (noun)
the philosophical study of moral values and rules the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong anything that is necessary but lacking
a condition requiring relief
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
ethics (verb) need (verb)
have need of
have or feel a need for
require as useful, just, or proper
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