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sense of right and wrong vs ethics

ethics vs sense of right and wrong

sense of right and wrong and ethics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sense of right and wrong Yes No No No
ethics Yes No No No
As nouns, ethics is a hypernym of sense of right and wrong; that is, ethics is a word with a broader meaning than sense of right and wrong:
  • sense of right and wrong: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
  • ethics: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Other hypernyms of sense of right and wrong include ethical motive, morality, morals.
sense of right and wrong (noun) ethics (noun)
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions the philosophical study of moral values and rules
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Difference between sense of right and wrong and ethics

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