amoral

English

Etymology

From a- (“not”) +‎ moral.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒrəl

Adjective

amoral (comparative more amoral, superlative most amoral)

1. (of acts) Neither moral nor immoral.
2. (of people) Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.

Synonyms

• non-moral

Derived terms

Derived terms

• amoralism
• amoralist

• amoralistic
• amorality

Related terms

• non-moral
• immoral

Translations

of acts

• Catalan: amoral
• Finnish: amoraalinen (fi)
• Galician: amoral (gl)
• German: amoralisch (de)
• Greek: αμοραλιστικός (el) (amoralistikós)

• Portuguese: amoral (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: amoralan (sh)
• Spanish: amoral (es)
• Swedish: amoralisk (sv)

of people

• Catalan: amoral
• Finnish: amoraalinen (fi)
• Galician: amoral (gl)
• Greek: αμοραλιστικός (el) (amoralistikós)

• Portuguese: amoral (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: amoralan (sh)
• Spanish: amoral (es)
• Swedish: amoralisk (sv)

Further reading

• amoral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
• amoral at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Catalan

Etymology

a- +‎ moral

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ə.moˈɾal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ə.muˈɾal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.moˈɾal/

Adjective

amoral (masculine and feminine plural amorals)

1. amoral

Related terms

• amoralitat

Further reading

• “amoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “amoral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “amoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “amoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

a- +‎ moral

Adjective

amoral (feminine singular amorale, masculine plural amoraux, feminine plural amorales)

1. amoral

Related terms

• moral
• immoral
• amoralement

Further reading

• “amoral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Portuguese

Etymology

a- +‎ moral

Adjective

amoral m or f (plural amorais, comparable)

1. amoral

Related terms

• amoralidade
• amoralismo

• amoralizar

Further reading

• “amoral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

a- +‎ moral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amoˈɾal/

Adjective

amoral (plural amorales)

1. amoral

   Antonym: moral

Derived terms

• amoralidad
• amoralismo
• amoralizar

Further reading

• “amoral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.