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Definitions for Moral

[1] of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
[2] expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work.
[3] founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom: moral obligations.
[4] capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.
[5] conforming to the rules of right conduct (opposed to immoral): a moral man.
[6] virtuous in sexual matters; chaste.
[7] of, relating to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character: moral support.
[8] resting upon convincing grounds of probability; virtual: a moral certainty.
[9] the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
[10] the embodiment or type of something.
[11] morals, principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.
[12] concerned with or relating to human behaviour, esp the distinction between good and bad or right and wrong behaviour moral sense
[13] adhering to conventionally accepted standards of conduct
[14] based on a sense of right and wrong according to conscience moral courage ; moral law
[15] having psychological rather than tangible effects moral support
[16] having the effects but not the appearance of (victory or defeat) a moral victory ; a moral defeat
[17] having a strong probability a moral certainty
[18] law (of evidence, etc) based on a knowledge of the tendencies of human nature
[19] the lesson to be obtained from a fable or event point the moral
[20] a concise truth; maxim
[21] (plural) principles of behaviour in accordance with standards of right and wrong

Words related to Moral

proper, principled, righteous, noble, moralistic, meaning, significance, good, straight, elevated, kosher, right, square, innocent, worthy, upright, meet, saying, aphorism, dictum

Words nearby Moral

moraceous, moradabad, moraea, moraga, moraine, moral, moral compass, moral hazard, moral majority, moral philosophy, moral re-armament

Origin of Moral

1300–50; Middle English < Latin mōrālis, equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs ) usage, custom + -ālis -al1

Words that may be confused with Moral

moral, morale, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Moral

mor·al·less , adjective
an·ti·mor·al , adjective
hy·per·mor·al , adjective
hy·per·mor·al·ly , adverb
o·ver·mor·al , adjective
o·ver·mor·al·ly , adverb
pre·mor·al , adjective
pre·mor·al·ly , adverb
pseu·do·mor·al , adjective
qua·si-mor·al , adjective
qua·si-mor·al·ly , adverb
su·per·mor·al , adjective
su·per·mor·al·ly , adverb
un·der·mor·al , adjective

Word origin for Moral

C14: from Latin mōrālis relating to morals or customs, from mōs custom

Synonyms for Moral

moralistic, noble, principled, proper, righteous, elevated, good, innocent, kosher, meet, right, square, straight, upright, worthy, aboveboard, blameless, chaste, conscientious, correct, courteous, decent, decorous, dutiful, exemplary, high-minded, honorable, immaculate, incorruptible, just, kindly, laudable, meritorious, modest, praiseworthy, pure, respectable, saintly, salt of the earth, scrupulous, seemly, true-blue, trustworthy, truthful, upstanding, virtuous