Moral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the significance of a story or event

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹəl/.

Examples

the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
moral sense
a moral scrutiny

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lesson

Antonyms

immoral

Parts of Speech

noun	the significance of a story or event “the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor”
adjective	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles “moral sense”
adjective	psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect “a moral victory”

Word Forms

morality

noun

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

morale

la signification d'une histoire ou d'un événement

🇮🇹Italian

morale

il significato di una storia o di un evento

🇳🇱Dutch

moreel

de betekenis van een verhaal of gebeurtenis

🇷🇺Russian

моральный

значение истории или события

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नैतिक

किसी कहानी या घटना का महत्व

🇧🇩Bengali

নৈতিক

একটি গল্প বা ঘটনার তাৎপর্য

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுக்கம்

ஒரு கதை அல்லது நிகழ்வின் முக்கியத்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నైతిక

కథ లేదా సంఘటన యొక్క ప్రాముఖ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

नैतिक

कथेचे किंवा घटनेचे महत्त्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

નૈતિક

વાર્તા અથવા ઘટનાનું મહત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈತಿಕ

ಕಥೆ ಅಥವಾ ಘಟನೆಯ ಮಹತ್ವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാർമിക

ഒരു കഥയുടെയോ സംഭവത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രാധാന്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈਤਿਕ

ਇੱਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਨਾ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخلاقی

کہانی یا واقعہ کی اہمیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

道德

故事或事件的重要性

🇯🇵Japanese

道徳

物語や出来事の重要性

🇰🇷Korean

도의적인

이야기나 사건의 중요성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có đạo đức

ý nghĩa của một câu chuyện hoặc sự kiện

🇹🇭Thai

ศีลธรรม

ความสำคัญของเรื่องราวหรือเหตุการณ์

🇲🇾Malay

akhlak

kepentingan cerita atau peristiwa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخلاقي

أهمية القصة أو الحدث

🇮🇷Persian

اخلاقی

اهمیت یک داستان یا رویداد

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlaki

bir hikayenin veya olayın önemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּסָרִי

המשמעות של סיפור או אירוע

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