moral in English dictionary

  • moral

    Meanings and definitions of "moral"

    • Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
    • Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
    • Capable of right and wrong action.
    • Probable but not proved.
    • Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
    • (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
    • Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
    • adjective
      Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
    • adjective
      Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
    • adjective
      Capable of right and wrong action.
    • adjective
      Probable but not proved.
    • adjective
      Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
    • noun
      (of a narrative)
      The ethical significance or practical lesson.
    • noun
      Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A morality play.
    • relating to principles of right and wrong
    • conforming to a standard of right behavior
    • capable of right and wrong action
    • positively affecting the mind, confidence or will
    • the moral significance or practical lesson
    • moral practices or teachings
    • adjective
      concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
    • adjective
      psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; "a moral victory"; "moral support"
    • noun
      the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

    Synonyms of "moral" in English dictionary

    need, clean-living, signification are the top synonyms of "moral" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "moral" in English dictionary

    immoral, amoral are the top antonyms of "moral" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of moral

    • moral ( plural  morals)
    • moral ( comparative more moral, superlative most moral)
    • moral (comparative more moral, superlative most moral)
    • moral (plural morals)
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