ethicality

[ eth-i-kal-i-tee ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being moral, in accordance with the standards of right and wrong:

   It is difficult to consider a company truly moral if it is only pursuing ethicality for reasons of self-interest.

2. the state or quality of being in accordance with standards for right conduct or practice, especially professional standards:

   The article provides a useful checklist with which researchers can evaluate the ethicality of their research designs and procedures.

Other Words From

• non·eth·i·cal·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethicality¹

ethical ( def ) + -ity ( def )

Example Sentences

To be confident in your ability to take an effective and ethical shot in the field, you’ll need to practice at the range at least a handful of days, but I recommend that you train as much as time allows.

From Outside Online

It will take place at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, if it gets ethical and regulatory approval.

From MIT Technology Review

The company, meanwhile, has yet to offer a convincing answer about how it plans to reconcile this tension between an ethical duty to limit the spread of misinformation, and the fact it makes money when such misinformation goes viral.

From Fortune

This makes me incredibly excited to be an “ethical business” playing a role in this movement, and even more excited to think about what the business world will look like in five years’ time.

From Fortune

While placing stakeholders at the center of strategic decisions is an ethical business decision, it’s also a smart business decision.

From Fortune