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moral

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒɹəl/

The English word “moral” has 13 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
  2. Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.
  3. Being sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
  4. Capable of right and wrong action.
  5. Probable but not proved.
  6. Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

noun

  1. The ethical significance or practical lesson.
  2. Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
  3. A depiction of good or heroic actions.
  4. A morality play.
  5. A moral certainty.
  6. An exact counterpart.

verb

  1. To moralize.

Etymology

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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