Moral — meaning in English

English meaning

• moral adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
• morale noun The overall confidence, enthusiasm, and spirit of a person or group.
• morality noun The distinction between right and wrong, and the principles that guide good behaviour.

Senses

Moral is used for these senses in English:

• morale The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
• morality (uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.

moral — full definition

1. adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.
2. noun The lesson about right and wrong conduct that a story or experience teaches.
3. noun The principles of good behaviour that guide someone's conduct (usually plural: morals).

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