amoral
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈmɒɹ.əl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈmɔɹ.əl/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /eɪˈmɑɹ.əl/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl
Adjective edit
amoral (comparative more amoral, superlative most amoral)
- (of acts) Done without consideration for morality or immorality.
- 2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:
- If free will is a myth, and our actions are the mere amoral outcome of biological luck for which we are not responsible, why not just run amok?
- (of people) Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.
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- anethical (coordinate, broadly synonymous)
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of acts
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of people
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Further reading edit
- “amoral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “amoral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Catalan edit
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amoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural amorals)
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Further reading edit
- “amoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “amoral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
French edit
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amoral (feminine amorale, masculine plural amoraux, feminine plural amorales)
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- “amoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, affixed moral + a-.
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amoral
Further reading edit
- “amoral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese edit
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amoral m or f (plural amorais)
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References edit
- ^ “amoral” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “amoral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
amoral m or n (feminine singular amorală, masculine plural amorali, feminine and neuter plural amorale)
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Declension of amoral
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | amoral | amorală | amorali | amorale | ||
definite | amoralul | amorala | amoralii | amoralele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | amoral | amorale | amorali | amorale | ||
definite | amoralului | amoralei | amoralilor | amoralelor |
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
amoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural amorales)
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Further reading edit
- “amoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014