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moral |
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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