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Ethic vs Setting - What's the difference?

ethic | setting |

As adjectives the difference between ethic and setting

is that ethic is moral, relating to morals while setting is that disappears below the horizon.

As nouns the difference between ethic and setting

is that ethic is a set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual while setting is the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

As a verb setting is

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ethic

English

Alternative forms

* ethick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Moral, relating to morals.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual.
  • I think the golden rule is a great ethic .
  • the morality of an action
  • Derived terms

    * ethic of reciprocity * evolutionary ethic * Protestant ethic * work ethic

    See also

    * ethic dative

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    setting

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
  • The act of setting.
  • the setting of the sun
    the setting , or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
  • A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
  • A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
  • the volume setting on a television
  • The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
  • Hunting with a setter.
  • Something set in, or inserted.
  • * Bible, Exodus xxviii. 17
  • Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.
  • A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
  • *Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
  • *Bach's setting of the Magnificat
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that disappears below the horizon
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