moral

[ mawr-uhl, mor- ]

/ ˈmɔr əl, ˈmɒr- /

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 (opposed to immoral): a moral man.

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.

noun

the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.

the embodiment or type of something.

morals, principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.

Origin of moral

1300–50; Middle English < Latin mōrālis, equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs) usage, custom + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR moral

5 upright, honest, straightforward, open, virtuous, honorable.

11 integrity, standards, morality. Morals, ethics refer to rules and standards of conduct and practice. Morals refers to generally accepted customs of conduct and right living in a society, and to the individual's practice in relation to these: the morals of our civilization. Ethics now implies high standards of honest and honorable dealing, and of methods used, especially in the professions or in business: ethics of the medical profession.

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OTHER WORDS FROM moral

mor·al·less, adjective an·ti·mor·al, adjective hy·per·mor·al, adjective hy·per·mor·al·ly, adverb

o·ver·mor·al, adjective o·ver·mor·al·ly, adverb pre·mor·al, adjective pre·mor·al·ly, adverb pseu·do·mor·al, adjective qua·si-mor·al, adjective qua·si-mor·al·ly, adverb su·per·mor·al, adjective su·per·mor·al·ly, adverb un·der·mor·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH moral

moral morale (see synonym study at the current entry)

Words nearby moral

moraceous, moradabad, moraea, moraga, moraine, moral, moral compass, moral hazard, moral majority, moral philosophy, moral re-armament

Example sentences from the Web for moral

The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.

Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers |Michael Schulson |July 27, 2016 |DAILY BEAST
That had to give them an enormous reservoir of moral strength and solace.

Hitler’s Hail Mary |James A. Warren |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But it remains a moral crime to vilify good cops who have made the city safe, saving thousands of lives.

Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop |Michael Daly |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For far too long, we have been coasting on a moral authority to which we long ago lost any clear title.

After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone |Nick Gillespie |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He had a fine eye for moral hypocrisy, and I know that a glaring example of it would not have escaped his notice.

How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America |David Yaffe, Scott Saul |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These may be the least in the kingdom of heaven, but by the law of moral equation they can not be excluded.

The Theistic Conception of the World |B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
Even the city of Philadelphia is not exempt from this moral pestilence.

American Slave Trade |Jesse Torrey
The calumniator is not only a moral assassin, but he is the most accomplished type of the coward known to man.

Explanation of Catholic Morals |John H. Stapleton
Differences is vitally interesting, both as a story and as a moral lesson….

By-Ways of War |James Jeffrey Roche
Prodicus, whom Plato himself esteemed, appears to have been principally preoccupied with the moral problem.

Initiation into Philosophy |Emile Faguet

British Dictionary definitions for moral

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 courage; moral law

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 of moral

morally, adverb

Word Origin for moral

C14: from Latin mōrālis relating to morals or customs, from mōs custom

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