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moral.

Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɒɹəl/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɔɹəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmɒɾəl/Wales/ˈmɔɾəl/Scotland

  1. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.

    moral judgments; a moral poem
    a moral obligation

  2. Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.

    a moral action

  3. Being sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

  4. Capable of right and wrong action.

    a moral agent

  5. Probable but not proved.

    a moral certainty

  6. Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

    a moral victory; moral support
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

noun/ˈmɒɹəl/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɔɹəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmɒɾəl/Wales/ˈmɔɾəl/Scotland

  1. The ethical significance or practical lesson.

    The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.

  2. Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

    in-plural
    a candidate with strong morals

  3. A depiction of good or heroic actions.

  4. A morality play.

    obsolete

  5. A moral certainty.

    dated · slang

  6. An exact counterpart.

    dated · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

verb/ˈmɒɹəl/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɔɹəl/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmɒɾəl/Wales/ˈmɔɾəl/Scotland

  1. To moralize.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”) (first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).

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