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Meaning of arête | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/əˈɹɛt/

Definitions

  1. A very thin ridge of rock.
  2. excellence, goodness; virtue.
    uncountable
  3. Alternative spelling of arête.
    alt-of, alternative
  4. The proper state or condition for a human.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Grat
Ελληνικά αρετή
Español arista
Suomi harja hyve
Français arête
עברית סגלה
Bahasa Indonesia kebajikan keutamaan
Polski grań
Português aresta areté
Русский арете́ гребень

Examples

“In his old department in Zürich, they sit in glass cases: models to the life of the peaks he had studied, with the strata painted beautifully and accurately, passing over arête and valley alike.”
“All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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