arete

Noun

Meaning

a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ridge phoenix acme excellency crown eminence crag quality crest apex consummation bridge edge distinction evolution
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Antonyms

badness failure crime evil vice corruption
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Hypernyms

ridge ridgeline

Anagrams

eater areet ratee Reeta teare

Examples

The Quality, the aretê he has fought so hard for, has sacrificed for, has never betrayed, but in all that time has never once understood, now makes itself clear to him and his soul is at rest. Robert M. Pirsig

Lightning hits! Quality! Virtue! Dharma! That is what the Sophists were teaching! Not ethical relativism. Not pristine "virtue." But aretê. Excellence. Dharma! Robert M. Pirsig

Durant, p. 86 However debatable this is, Aristotle rigid separated action from production, and argued for the deserved subservience of some people ("natural slaves "), and the natural superiority (virtue, arete) of others. Source: Internet

Instead, it hired Arete IR for its ransomware negotiation services to make the multi-million dollar ransom payment. Source: Internet

The next question is from Rocco Strauss of Arete Research. Source: Internet

In general, they claimed to teach arete ("excellence" or "virtue," applied to various subject areas), predominantly to young statesmen and nobility. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aretaics aretalogist aretalogy aretegenic areteology areteria cervicalis