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- pronunciation:
- mo
r
 l
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ma
rl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is moral, it has to do with what is right and what is wrong in how a person acts.
道义上的, 道德的
If a good friend did something very wrong, you might have to make a moral decision about whether or not to tell an adult about it. |
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When someone is moral, it means that they follow certain rules of right or fair behavior.
有道德的
My dad says a moral person does not lie or cheat.- synonyms:
- good, upright
- antonyms:
- corrupt
- similar words:
- decent, honest, just, proper, responsible
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innocent, pure |
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A moral is the lesson about right and wrong that you learn from a story or event.
教训, 寓意
The moral of the story is that people should be kind to other people.- similar words:
- example, rule, teaching
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Morals are ideas or habits of behavior that are connected to what is right and what is wrong.
道德, 德行
Janet's parents have been teaching her good morals, such as not lying or stealing.- synonyms:
- principles
- similar words:
- ideals, values
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code, morality |
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broader categories that include morals |
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religion, society |
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similar to morals |
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conscience, principles, values |
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some actions associated with lack of morals |
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abuse, cheat, lie, sin, steal, tempt |
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some descriptions of people who act morally |
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good, honest, honorable, just, noble, responsible, upright |
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some descriptions of people who do not act morally |
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criminal, dishonest, wicked, wrong |
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some people associated with morals |
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angel, devil, liar, saint, thief |
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some reactions associated with morals |
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bless, discipline, forgive, guide, punish, reform, remedy, shape |
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some things associated with morals |
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right, wrong |
The word moral
contains the following parts:
mos, mor-, mores
Latin
root
that means custom, morals
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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