arete

To be clear, the objections to this request do not rankle because of some sort of suspicion that disabilities are faked, or an alleged decimation of fairness and arete.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2022

In some ways, Romanitas was the Romans’ spin on the old Greek combination of arete and civic virtue.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

This funky goop, called gloios and thought to contain the essence of arete — valor, excellence — was often funneled into small vials and sold at gyms for medicinal purposes.

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2016

“The themes of Walt’s need to express his excellence — arete — has been there from the beginning,” Cyrino said.

From Forbes ● Sep. 28, 2013

From this point the route angled steeply upward along a graceful arete of wind-compacted snow that culminated in the South Summit—where I arrived at 11:00 to find a second, even worse bottleneck.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Far below, fast-flowing meltwater cuts a frozen ravine into the glacier; above, on the horizon, the Grandes Jorasses arête, a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys, soars with terrifying verticality.

From National Geographic ● Apr. 16, 2023

For example, the purpose of a knife is to cut things, so its arête is sharpness.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

It is easier to determine the arête of a practical object like a knife than the arête of a person.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

In ancient Greek, the word for virtue was arête, which can also be translated as “excellence.”

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

The only serious difficulty on the arête is a wall of rock 100 ft. higher up.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by H. C. Hart