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moraler |
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 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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