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2 : moral principles or practice

Synonyms

morality, morals, principles, standards; also customs, etiquette, manners, mores; beliefs, dogma, faith, tenets

Ethi·o·pi·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

— Ethiopian adjective

1ethnic adjective [ORIGIN: ME, heathen, fr. LL ethnicus, fr. Gk ethnikos national, gentile, fr. ethnos nation, people]

: of or relating to races or large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs

— eth·ni·cal·ly adverb

2ethnic noun : a member of a minority ethnic group who retains its customs, language, or social views

eth·nol·o·gy noun : a science dealing with the races of human beings, their origin, distribution, characteristics, and relations

— eth·no·log·i·cal adjective

— eth·nol·o·gist noun

ethol·o·gy noun : the scientific and objective study of animal behavior

— etho·log·i·cal adjective

— ethol·o·gist noun

ethos noun : the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution

ethyl alcohol noun : ALCOHOL 1

eth·yl·ene noun : a colorless flammable gas found in coal gas or obtained from petroleum

eti·ol·o·gy noun : the causes of a disease or abnormal condition; also : a branch of medicine concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

— eti·o·log·ic or eti·o·log·i·cal adjective

et·i·quette noun [ORIGIN: F étiquette, lit., label, list]

: the forms prescribed by custom or authority to be observed in social, official, or professional life

Synonyms

form, manners, mores

Etrus·can noun 1 : the language of the Etruscans

2 : an inhabitant of ancient Etruria

— Etruscan adjective

et seq abbreviation [ORIGIN: L et sequens]

and the following one; [ORIGIN L et sequentes (masc. & fem. pl.) or et sequentia (neut. pl.)] and the following ones

-ette noun suffix 1 : little one

2 : female

étude noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., study]

: a musical composition for practice to develop technical skill

et·y·mol·o·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : the history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing its development and relationships

2 : a branch of linguistics dealing with etymologies

— et·y·mo·log·i·cal adjective

— et·y·mol·o·gist noun

Eu symbol europium

eu·ca·lyp·tus noun, plural -ti or -tus·es : any of a genus of mostly Australian evergreen trees widely grown for shade or their wood, oils, resins, and gums

Eu·cha·rist noun : COMMUNION 2

— eu·cha·ris·tic adjective, often cap

1euchre noun : a card game in which the side naming the trump must take three of five tricks to win

2euchre verb eu·chred; eu·chring : CHEAT, TRICK

eu·clid·e·an also eu·clid·i·an adjective, often cap : of or relating to the geometry of Euclid or a geometry based on similar axioms

eu·gen·ics noun : a science dealing with the improvement (as by selective breeding) of hereditary qualities esp. of human beings

— eu·gen·ic adjective

eu·lo·gy noun, plural -gies 1 : a speech in praise of some person or thing esp. in honor of a deceased person

2 : high praise

— eu·lo·gis·tic adjective

— eu·lo·gize verb

Synonyms

accolade, citation, commendation, encomium, homage, paean, panegyric, salutation, tribute—more at ENCOMIUM

eu·nuch noun : a castrated man

eu·phe·mism noun [ORIGIN: Gk euphēmismos, fr. euphēmos auspicious, sounding good, fr. eu- good + phēmē speech]

: the substitution of a mild or pleasant expression for one offensive or unpleasant; also : the expression substituted

— eu·phe·mis·tic adjective

— eu·phe·mis·ti·cal·ly adverb

eu·pho·ni·ous adjective : pleasing to the ear

— eu·pho·ni·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

harmonious, lyric, melodious, musical, symphonic, tuneful—more at HARMONIOUS

eu·pho·ny noun, plural -nies : the effect produced by words so combined as to please the ear

eu·pho·ria noun : a marked feeling of well-being or elation

Synonyms

ecstasy, elation, exhilaration, heaven, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, transport—more at ECSTASY