| Aret | v. t. [ OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF. reter, L. reputare. See Repute. ] To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aretaics | n. [ Gr. &unr_; virtue. ] The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics. J. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arete | ‖n. [ F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain. ] (Geog.) An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Aretology | n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; virtue + &unr_; discourse, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. arétologie. ] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| arete | (n) a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains |
| arethusa | (n) any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers |