arete

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈæɹɪtiː/, /ˈɑɹɪteɪ/ ==== Noun ==== arete (uncountable) (philosophy) excellence, goodness; virtue. 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. (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human. ===== Related terms ===== aretaic ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== arete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== arete (plural aretes) Alternative spelling of arête. === Anagrams === areet, eater, ratee, teare == Latin == === Verb === ārēte second-person plural present active imperative of āreō == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈre.te/ === Noun === arete m (plural areți) ram (male sheep) Synonym: berbec ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== oaie miel === Further reading === “arete”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From aro +‎ -ete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈɾete/ [aˈɾe.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: a‧re‧te === Noun === arete m (plural aretes) (Latin America, Philippines) earring Synonym: pendiente ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “arete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025