need vs ethics

need and ethics both are nouns.

need is a verb but ethics is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
need	Yes	No	Yes	No
ethics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ethics is a hyponym of need; that is, ethics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than need:

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
ethics: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

Other hyponyms of need include life, rational motive, irrational motive, impulse, urge, ethical motive, morality, morals, mental energy, psychic energy.

need (noun)	ethics (noun)
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	the philosophical study of moral values and rules
anything that is necessary but lacking	motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
a condition requiring relief
a state of extreme poverty or destitution

need (verb)	ethics (verb)
have need of
have or feel a need for
require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between need and ethics

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