moral

Meaning

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. (in-plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
3. A depiction of good or heroic actions.
4. (obsolete) A morality play.
5. (dated, slang) A moral certainty.
6. (dated, slang) An exact counterpart.

Verb

To moralize.

Synonyms

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

Translations

morale

moral

moral

moralisch

moral

morale

ηθικός

moraleja

moreel

moral

Moral

moralité

etico

zedelijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒɹəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: moral

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἠθικός

In summary

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”).