moral
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
Adjective 4 meanings
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
“moral judgments; a moral poem”
Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.
“a moral action”
Being sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
Capable of right and wrong action.
“a moral agent”
Noun 3 meanings
The ethical significance or practical lesson.
“The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.”
Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
“a candidate with strong morals”
A depiction of good or heroic actions.
Verb 1 meaning
To moralize.
Etymology
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”).
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MORAL at a glance
MORAL has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + O 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,180 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with moral
All rhymesOne letter away
- CORAL7
- MURAL7
- MODAL8
- MORAY10
- MOREL7
- LORAL5
- BORAL7
- MORAS7
- GORAL6
- MORAT7
- MONAL7
- MORAE7
- PORAL7
- HORAL8
- SORAL5
- MOLAL7
- RORAL5
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