Synonyms for arete

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ahr-i-tey

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɑr ɪˈteɪ

crag
crest

Définition of arete

Origin : "sharp crest of a mountain," 1862, from Swiss French arête, from Latin arista "ear of grain, the top of an ear," which probably is of Etruscan origin. The figure is of something jagged.

noun ridge

Example sentences :

You will think that I am inventing, but I say that if kakia is right, then arete is also right.
Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato

But Arete pleaded hard with her husband for Medeia, for her heart was softened.
Extract from : « The Heroes » by Charles Kingsley

But for all that Arete besought him, until she won him round.
Extract from : « The Heroes » by Charles Kingsley

Arete was also learned in natural history and in other branches of science.
Extract from : « Greek Women » by Mitchell Carroll

Arete, daughter of Aristippus, continued the latter's teachings after his death.
Extract from : « Greek Women » by Mitchell Carroll

From what is said of Arete, what can you tell of the influence of the Greek women?
Extract from : « Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools » by Various

Her name is Arete, and she comes of the same family as her husband Alcinous.
Extract from : « The Odyssey » by Homer

But for all that, Arete besought him, until she won him round.
Extract from : « Myths That Every Child Should Know » by Various

There she advised that he should seek the Queen, Arete, whom he would find at that hour busied with her weaving.
Extract from : « Half a Hundred Hero Tales » by Various

In the course of time Ulysses comes to a pause in his narrative and Queen Arete makes a little speech.
Extract from : « The Humour of Homer and Other Essays » by Samuel Butler

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