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moral
[ mawr-uhl, mor- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical:
moral attitudes.
- expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work.
- founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom:
moral obligations.
- capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct:
a moral being.
- conforming to the rules of right conduct ( immoral ):
a moral man.
Synonyms: honorable, virtuous, open, straightforward, honest, upright
- virtuous in sexual matters; chaste.
- of, relating to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character:
moral support.
- resting upon convincing grounds of probability; virtual:
a moral certainty.
moral
/ ˈmɒrəl /
adjective
- concerned with or relating to human behaviour, esp the distinction between good and bad or right and wrong behaviour
moral sense
- adhering to conventionally accepted standards of conduct
- based on a sense of right and wrong according to conscience
moral law
moral courage
- having psychological rather than tangible effects
moral support
- having the effects but not the appearance of (victory or defeat)
a moral victory
a moral defeat
- having a strong probability
a moral certainty
- law (of evidence, etc) based on a knowledge of the tendencies of human nature
noun
- the lesson to be obtained from a fable or event
point the moral
- a concise truth; maxim
- plural principles of behaviour in accordance with standards of right and wrong
Derived Forms
- ˈmorally, adverb
Other Words From
- moral·less adjective
- anti·moral adjective
- hyper·moral adjective
- hyper·moral·ly adverb
- over·moral adjective
- over·moral·ly adverb
- pre·moral adjective
- pre·moral·ly adverb
- pseudo·moral adjective
- quasi-moral adjective
- quasi-moral·ly adverb
- super·moral adjective
- super·moral·ly adverb
- under·moral adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of moral1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
Bratton might have said something that was closer to a real-world moral equivalence.
That had to give them an enormous reservoir of moral strength and solace.
But it remains a moral crime to vilify good cops who have made the city safe, saving thousands of lives.
For far too long, we have been coasting on a moral authority to which we long ago lost any clear title.
Everything is topsy-turvy in Europe according to our moral ideas, and they don't have what we call "men" over here.
Such mutual distrust necessarily creates or accompanies a lack of moral courage.
And so these features take on a kind of moral rightness before they are judged of as pleasing to the eye and as beautiful.
Once he permitted himself a digression, that he might point a moral for the benefit of his servant.
The naïve conception of sky and earth, and lastly the moral issue of the story, are no less instructive.
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