amoral

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek ἀ- ‎(a-, “not”) + moral; from Latin mōrālis ‎(“relating to manners or morals”), from mos ‎(“manner, custom”).

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɒrəl

AdjectiveEdit

amoral ‎(comparative more amoral, superlative most amoral)

1. (of acts) being neither moral nor immoral
2. (of people) not believing in or caring for morality and immorality
3. (informal) Synonym of immoral

SynonymsEdit

• non-moral

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

amoralism amoralist

amoralistic amorality

Related termsEdit

• non-moral
• immoral

TranslationsEdit

of acts

• Portuguese: amoral (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: amoralan (sh)

• Spanish: amoral (es)
• Swedish: amoralisk (sv)

of people

• Portuguese: amoral (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: amoralan (sh)

• Spanish: amoral (es)
• Swedish: amoralisk (sv)

External linksEdit

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

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

a- +‎ moral

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. amoral

Related termsEdit

• moral
• immoral
• amoralement

External linksEdit

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

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PortugueseEdit

AdjectiveEdit

amoral m, f ‎(plural amorais, comparable)

1. amoral

Related termsEdit

• amoralidade
• amoralismo

• amoralizar

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SpanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

amoral m, f ‎(plural amorales)

1. amoral

AntonymsEdit

• moral

Related termsEdit

• amoralidad
• amoralismo
• amoralizar