noun
- a sharp-edged ridge of rock or snow on a mountain
- excellence of character; virtue
Usage: mountaineering
Usage: philosophy; formal
Examples
- The climbers carefully traversed the narrow arete between the two peaks.
- Ice axes are essential when crossing a snow-covered arete.
- The knife-edge arete required extreme caution and skill to navigate.
- Ancient Greek philosophers emphasized arete as the highest human ideal.
- Aristotle wrote extensively about arete and its role in achieving happiness.
- The concept of arete encompasses both moral and intellectual virtues.