Grep  of  noun  moral 
  balmoral 
  moral 
  moral  excellence 
  moral  force 
  moral  hazard 
  moral  obligation 
  moral  philosophy 
  moral  principle 
  moral  sense 
  morale 
  morale  booster 
  morale  builder 
  morale  building 
  moralism 
  moralist 
  morality 
  morality  play 
  moralizing 
  morals 
 
  Overview  of  noun  moral 
 
  The  noun  moral  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  moral,  lesson  --  (the  significance  of  a  story  or  event;  "the  moral  of  the  story  is  to  love  thy  neighbor") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  moral 
 
  The  adj  moral  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  moral  --  (relating  to  principles  of  right  and  wrong  i.e.  to  morals  or  ethics;  "moral  philosophy") 
  2.  (8)  moral  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  ethical,  honorable,  honourable,  moral  --  (adhering  to  ethical  and  moral  principles;  "it  seems  ethical  and  right";  "followed  the  only  honorable  course  of  action";  "had  the  moral  courage  to  stand  alone") 
  4.  moral  --  (arising  from  the  sense  of  right  and  wrong  "a  moral  obligation") 
  5.  moral  --  (psychological  rather  than  physical  or  tangible  in  effect;  "a  moral  victory";  "moral  support") 
  6.  moral  --  (based  on  strong  likelihood  or  firm  conviction  rather  than  actual  evidence;  "a  moral  certainty") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  moral 
 
  5  of  6  senses  of  moral 
 
  Sense  2 
  moral  (vs.  immoral)  (vs.  amoral) 
 
  immoral  (vs.  moral)  (vs.  amoral) 
  =>  debauched,  degenerate,  degraded,  dissipated,  dissolute,  libertine,  profligate,  riotous,  fast 
  =>  disgraceful,  scandalous,  shameful,  shocking 
  =>  scrofulous 
  amoral  (vs.  moral)  (vs.  immoral),  unmoral 
  =>  neutral 
  =>  nonmoral 
 
  Sense  3 
  ethical,  honorable,  honourable,  moral 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  right)  ->  wrong 
 
  Sense  4 
  moral 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conscientious)  ->  unconscientious 
 
  Sense  5 
  moral 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  mental)  ->  physical 
 
  Sense  6 
  moral(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  near)  ->  far 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  moral 
 
  6  senses  of  moral 
 
  Sense  1 
  moral 
  Pertains  to  noun  morals  (Sense  1) 
  =>ethical  motive,  ethics,  morals,  morality 
  =>  motivation,  motive,  need 
 
  Sense  2 
  moral  (vs.  immoral)  (vs.  amoral) 
  =>  chaste 
  =>  clean,  clean-living 
  =>  moralistic 
  =>  righteous 
  =>  virtuous 
  =>  incorrupt 
  Also  See->  chaste#1;  good#3;  honorable#2,  honourable#1;  righteous#1;  virtuous#2 
 
  Sense  3 
  ethical,  honorable,  honourable,  moral 
  =>  right  (vs.  wrong) 
 
  Sense  4 
  moral 
  =>  conscientious  (vs.  unconscientious) 
 
  Sense  5 
  moral 
  =>  mental  (vs.  physical) 
 
  Sense  6 
  moral(postnominal) 
  =>  near  (vs.  far),  close 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  moral 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  moral 
 
  Sense  2 
  moral  (vs.  immoral)  (vs.  amoral) 
  =>  morality 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  moral 
 
  moral  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  moral 
  amoral 
  femoral 
  humoral 
  immoral 
  moral 
  moralistic 
  nonmoral 
  unmoral 
 
  Overview  of  noun  moral 
 
  The  noun  moral  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  moral,  lesson  --  (the  significance  of  a  story  or  event;  "the  moral  of  the  story  is  to  love  thy  neighbor") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  moral 
 
  The  adj  moral  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  moral  --  (relating  to  principles  of  right  and  wrong  i.e.  to  morals  or  ethics;  "moral  philosophy") 
  2.  (8)  moral  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  ethical,  honorable,  honourable,  moral  --  (adhering  to  ethical  and  moral  principles;  "it  seems  ethical  and  right";  "followed  the  only  honorable  course  of  action";  "had  the  moral  courage  to  stand  alone") 
  4.  moral  --  (arising  from  the  sense  of  right  and  wrong  "a  moral  obligation") 
  5.  moral  --  (psychological  rather  than  physical  or  tangible  in  effect;  "a  moral  victory";  "moral  support") 
  6.  moral  --  (based  on  strong  likelihood  or  firm  conviction  rather  than  actual  evidence;  "a  moral  certainty") 

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