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- pronunciation:
- mo
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ma
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, relating to, or concerned with the principles of right and wrong in human conduct.
Life requires us to make moral decisions.They're studying the moral teachings of Confucius.- synonyms:
- ethical
- similar words:
- conscientious, didactic, natural
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| definition 2: |
conforming to customary principles of right or just conduct; virtuous.
The Puritans had strict ways of enforcing moral conduct.- synonyms:
- good, upright, virtuous
- antonyms:
- corrupt, dishonorable, immoral, libertine, licentious, loose, profligate
- similar words:
- chaste, clean, conscientious, decent, high-minded, honest, just, proper, responsible, righteous, scrupulous, wholesome
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| definition 3: |
resulting from or based on a sense of what is right, rather than on law or custom.
Pacifists believe that no war can be a moral war.- synonyms:
- ethical, just, righteous
- similar words:
- fair, honest, principled, right
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| definition 4: |
of, relating to, or acting on the mind or emotions.
She needed moral support from her team members to regain her confidence.- similar words:
- mental, psychological
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| related words: |
better, blameless, innocent, pure, religious |
(adj.)moral
+ noun
abortion,
ambiguity,
argument,
authority,
bankruptcy,
basis,
being,
belief,
certainty,
character,
claim,
clarity,
code,
commitment,
compass,
complexity,
conduct,
confusion,
conscience,
consciousness,
consensus,
consequence,
consideration,
constraint,
conviction,
corruption,
courage,
crisis,
criteria,
crusade,
decay,
decline,
development,
dilemma,
dimension,
discourse,
distinction,
doctrine,
duty,
equality,
equivalence,
equivalent,
evil,
failings,
fiber,
framework,
goodness,
ground,
guidance,
hazard,
ideal,
imagination,
imperative,
implication,
indignation,
insight,
integrity,
issue,
judgment,
justification,
leadership,
legitimacy,
lesson,
majority,
minimum,
morality,
necessity,
norm,
objection,
obligation,
order,
orientation,
outrage,
philosopher,
philosophy,
precept,
principle,
realm,
reasoning,
rectitude,
reflection,
relativism,
responsibility,
restraint,
sense,
sensibility,
sentiment,
significance,
stance,
standard,
standing,
suasion,
superiority,
support,
teaching,
theologian,
theology,
theory,
tone,
turpitude,
universe,
value,
virtue,
vision,
weakness,
worth
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the lesson or moral principle taught in a story or fable.
What was the moral of the story we just read?- synonyms:
- lesson
- similar words:
- example, maxim, precept, rule, teaching
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) personal principles or habits of conduct that are guided by standards of right and wrong, esp. those habits or principles considered good, decent, and just within a society.
How could you do such a deceitful thing? Have you no morals!?We learned as children that a person of good morals will not cheat or steal.He was not a person of high morals, and his conscience rarely bothered him despite his cruel treatment of others.- synonyms:
- ethics, mores, principles, standards
- similar words:
- ideals, values
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| related words: |
casuistry, code, dictum, message, morality, mores, proverb |
adjective + (n.)moral
loose, public
verb + (n.)moral
teach
noun + (n.)moral
faith, health, manner
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broader categories that include morals |
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religion, society |
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similar to morals |
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conscience, principles, values |
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some actions associated with lack of morals |
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abuse, cheat, lie, sin, steal, tempt |
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some descriptions of people who act morally |
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good, honest, honorable, just, noble, responsible, scrupulous, steadfast, upright |
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some descriptions of people who do not act morally |
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criminal, dishonest, disreputable, immoral, misguided, shady, wicked, wrong |
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some people associated with morals |
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angel, cheat, culprit, devil, liar, rogue, saint, thief |
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some reactions associated with morals |
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atone, bless, condemn, discipline, forgive, guide, impeach, instill, punish, reform, relapse, remedy, shape |
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some things associated with morals |
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adages, allegories, parables, right, wrong |
The word moral
contains the following parts:
mos, mor-, mores
Latin
root
that means custom, morals
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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