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moral

UK /ˈmɒɹəl/US /ˈmoɹəl/

adjective 6
noun 6
verb 1
forms 7
phrases 4

adjective6

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having to do with the difference between good and bad ways to act
- She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness. — 1850
Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.
Being sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
Capable of right and wrong action.
Probable but not proved.

noun6

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The ethical significance or practical lesson.
- The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
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[in the plural] Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
- a candidate with strong morals
A depiction of good or heroic actions.
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(slang, old-fashioned) A moral certainty.
- "You'd better not collar anything now, because it's a moral that old Antonio would nip out behind one of those cases." — 1913
(slang, old-fashioned) An exact counterpart.
(no longer used) A morality play.

verb1

To moralize.

forms

moraled · moralled · moraling · moralling · morals · more moral · most moral

Phrases with moral

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