Ethos

What do we mean by ethos?

The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement. noun

Habitual character and disposition. noun

Specifically In the Gr. fine arts, etc., the inherent quality of a work which produces, or is fitted to produce, a high moral impression, noble, dignified, and universal, as opposed to a work characterized by pathos, or the particular, accidental, passionate, realistic quality. noun

The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit which actuates manners and customs; also, the characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social organization. noun

The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character -- character as influenced by the ethos (sense 1) of a people -- rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; -- opposed to pathos. noun

The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement. noun

(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era noun

The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.

(aesthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

Words that are spelled similarly to ethos:
ethos, athos, ethnos, echos, eths, etho, thos, methos, etos, zethos, ephos.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ethos:
pathos, logos, rhetorical, credibility, rhetoric, aristotle, pupils, punk, values, moral, ethics, emphasis, boarding, attitude, curriculum, spirit, culture, reflected, principles, traditions, respect, promoting, aims, philosophy, speaker, audience.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ethos:
new, cultural, social, american, national, democratic, political, whole, dominant, religious, egalitarian, general, christian, professional, public, traditional, indian, scientific, strong, military, liberal, competitive, distinctive, particular, moral, masculine, capitalist, individualistic, modern, positive, collective, corporate, protestant, class, communal, heroic, aristocratic, greek, therapeutic, bourgeois, male, western, conservative, revolutionary, bureaucratic, commercial, overall, secular, victorian, urban, islamic, institutional, academic, contemporary, organizational, puritan, underlying, spiritual, romantic, tribal, managerial, african, japanese, intellectual, entrepreneurial, australian, distinct, republican, patriarchal, fundamental, confucian, unique, evangelical, shared, communitarian, civic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ethos:
source.

Consonant match to ethos:
hath us.

Words that sound like ethos:
ethos, athos, eos, ecosse, ius, ios, eous, etha, ethers, itos, -ious, ecos, iyaz, e s, pathos, oaths, otha, mythos, bathos, aths, athas, oths, eths, pithos, ahas, anthos, icos, ammas, orthos, eox, eops, either, ethan, ether, eats, eath, ese, eases, wreaths, thos, etes, ias, eace, emos, ece, enos, eets, emmaus, eeps, sheaths, easts, out house, acoss, heaths, iess, ekes, amoss, aese, epes, bath house, etos, acos, eakes, eithne, ice house, eaps, eax, iaw, iefs, iacs, ipas, iai, eoz, aesops, iasi, iiss, iits, hoss, yas, haas, vos, wass, hasse, vyas, haase, hahs, haass, joas, ho hos, acess, acis, -itis, acus, -osis, ahaz, ahmose, a s, -esis, acous, afis.