moral

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
2. Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
3. Capable of right and wrong action.
4. Probable but not proved.
5. Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

Noun

1. The ethical significance or practical lesson.
2. Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
3. A depiction of good or heroic actions.
4. (obsolete) A morality play.
5. (slang) A moral certainty.
6. (slang) An exact counterpart.

Verb

To moralize.

Concepten

moreel

zedenkundig

zedelijk

moraal

zedenles

strekking

deugdelijk

🔉

ruggensteun

ethisch

moraliteit

zedelijkheid

zedenleer

zedelijk

Synoniemen

ethical

virtuous

righteous

ethic

morality

upright

lesson

ethics

good

👍

scrupulous

noble

just

morals

honorable

decent

righteousness

merit

moral lesson

moral teaching

moral principle

precept

conduct

spiritual

honest

proper

virtue

principled

proverb

quiet

reason

rectitude

right

rightful

saw

🪚

saying

schooling

seemly

self-righteous

sober

straightforward

⬆️

support

symbolism

system

teaching

true

truthful

tuition

tutelage

tutorship

uncorrupt

wrongness

hidden meaning

education

traditions

high-mined

free from evil practices

not vicious

of prudent bahaviour

having good morals

moral admonition

abstract

accurate

adage

backing

cause

chaste

chide

Christian

correct

dharma

didactic

edification

fair

goodness

honorary

immaterial

intangible

lawful

lecture

legal

maxim

morale

moralistic

perfect

principle

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɒɹəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”)
(first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).