moral
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.
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
1synonym study For moral
Other words for moral
5 | upright, honest, straightforward, open, virtuous, honorable |
11 | integrity, standards, morality |
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
- quasi-moral, 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)
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British Dictionary definitions for moral
/ (ˈmɒrəl) /
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
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
Origin of moral
1Derived forms of moral
- morally, adverb
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