moral (ˈmɒrəl
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
ˈmorally adverbWord Origin
C14: from Latin mōrālis relating to morals or customs, from mōs customSynonyms
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good,
just,
right,
principled,
pure,
decent,
innocent,
proper,
noble,
ethical,
upright,
honourable,
honest,
righteous,
virtuous,
blameless,
high-minded,
chaste,
upstanding,
meritorious,
incorruptible,
Quotations
"An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable"
"Food first, then morals"
Translations
- British English:
moral
Moral means relating to beliefs about what is right or wrong.She had to make a moral judgment about what was the right thing to do.ˈmɒrəl ADJECTIVE She had to make a moral judgment about what was the right thing to do.
- Spanish:
moral
adj
- French:
moral
adj
- German:
moralisch
adj
- Chinese: 道德上的 adj
- Arabic: أخْلَاقِيٌّ adj
- Portuguese: moral adj
- Russian: моральный adj моральная
- Croatian: moralan adj moralna
- Czech: morální adj
- Danish: moralsk adj
- Dutch: deugdzaam adj
- Finnish: moraalinen adj
- Greek: ηθικός adj ηθική
- Italian: morale adj
- Japanese: 道徳の no_posp
- Korean: 도덕적인 adj
- Norwegian: moralsk adj
- Polish: moralny adj moralna
- Brazilian Portuguese: moral adj
- European Spanish:
moral
adj
- Swedish: moralisk adj moraliskt
- Thai: เกี่ยวกับศีลธรรม adj
- Turkish: ahlaki adj
- Vietnamese: thuộc đạo đức adj
- British English:
moral
Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behaviour....the moral of the story...ˈmɒrəl NOUN ...the moral of the story...
- Spanish:
moraleja
nf
- French:
morale
nf
- German:
Moral
nf
- Chinese: 寓意 n
- Arabic: مُغْزَى n
- Portuguese: moral nf
- Russian: мораль nf
- Croatian: ćudoređe nnt
- Czech: mravní ponaučení nnt
- Danish: moral nutr
- Dutch: moraal nnt
- Finnish: opetus n
- Greek: ηθικό δίδαγμα nnt
- Italian: morale nf
- Japanese: 教訓 n
- Korean: 도덕 n
- Norwegian: moral nm
- Polish: morał nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: moral nf
- European Spanish:
moraleja
nf
- Swedish: moral nutr
- Thai: เรื่องสอนใจ n
- Turkish: ders n
- Vietnamese: bài học đạo đức n
Usage examples
In a sort of fit of moral exasperation, he drank off half his Guinness.
, Death of an Unknown Man (1987)But others believe the moral wrangling over embryonic stem cells will fade for different reasons.
New Scientist (2004)The housing issue now represents "little less than a social, ethical and moral crisis", he said.
Irish Times (2002)He rallied after Columbine, drawing perverse courage from the knee-jerk condemnations of the moral majority.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Fathers, in particular, wanted a school with a strict moral framework for their daughters.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)