Morality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/mɒɹˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɒɹˈalɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ethics ethical motive morals

Antonyms

immorality

Word Forms

moralistic	adjective	narrowly and conventionally moral
moral	adjective	concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
ethical	adjective	adhering to ethical and moral principles
ethicist	noun	a philosopher who specializes in ethics
ethician	noun	a philosopher who specializes in ethics

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Moral

Sorge um die Unterscheidung zwischen Gut und Böse oder richtig und falsch; richtiges oder gutes Verhalten

🇫🇷French

moralité

le souci de la distinction entre le bien et le mal ou le bien et le mal ; droit ou bonne conduite

🇪🇸Spanish

moralidad

preocupación por la distinción entre el bien y el mal o lo correcto y lo incorrecto; conducta correcta o buena

🇮🇹Italian

moralità

preoccupazione per la distinzione tra bene e male o giusto e sbagliato; giusta o buona condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

moraliteit

bezorgdheid over het onderscheid tussen goed en kwaad of goed en kwaad; goed of goed gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

moralidade

preocupação com a distinção entre o bem e o mal ou o certo e o errado; conduta correta ou boa

🇷🇺Russian

мораль

озабоченность различием между добром и злом или добром и злом; правильное или хорошее поведение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नैतिकता

अच्छे और बुरे या सही और गलत के बीच अंतर की चिंता; सही या अच्छा आचरण

🇧🇩Bengali

নৈতিকতা

ভাল এবং মন্দ বা সঠিক এবং ভুল মধ্যে পার্থক্য নিয়ে উদ্বেগ; সঠিক বা ভাল আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுக்கம்

நல்லது மற்றும் தீமை அல்லது சரி மற்றும் தவறு ஆகியவற்றுக்கு இடையேயான வேறுபாட்டைக் குறித்த அக்கறை; சரியான அல்லது நல்ல நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

నైతికత

మంచి మరియు చెడు లేదా సరైన మరియు తప్పు మధ్య వ్యత్యాసంతో ఆందోళన; సరైన లేదా మంచి ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

नैतिकता

चांगले आणि वाईट किंवा योग्य आणि अयोग्य यातील फरकाशी संबंधित; योग्य किंवा चांगले आचरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નૈતિકતા

સારા અને અનિષ્ટ અથવા સાચા અને ખોટા વચ્ચેના તફાવત સાથે ચિંતા; યોગ્ય અથવા સારું વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈತಿಕತೆ

ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದು ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಪ್ಪುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಾಳಜಿ; ಸರಿಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ತಮ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാർമ്മികത

നന്മയും തിന്മയും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശരിയും തെറ്റും തമ്മിലുള്ള വേർതിരിവിനെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ആശങ്ക; ശരിയായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നല്ല പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ

ਚੰਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਹੀ ਅਤੇ ਗਲਤ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਫਰਕ ਨਾਲ ਚਿੰਤਾ; ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਚੰਗਾ ਆਚਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخلاقیات

اچھے اور برے یا صحیح اور غلط کے درمیان فرق کے ساتھ تشویش؛ صحیح یا اچھا سلوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

道德

关心善与恶或是非的区别；正确或良好的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

道徳

善と悪、または善悪の区別に関心を持つ。正しいまたは良い行為

🇰🇷Korean

도덕

선과 악, 옳고 그름의 구별에 관심을 갖는다. 올바른 행동 또는 좋은 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đạo đức

quan tâm đến sự phân biệt giữa thiện và ác hay đúng và sai; hành vi đúng hoặc tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ศีลธรรม

เกี่ยวข้องกับความแตกต่างระหว่างความดีและความชั่วหรือถูกและผิด ถูกต้องหรือประพฤติดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

moralitas

kepedulian terhadap perbedaan antara yang baik dan yang jahat atau benar dan salah; perilaku yang benar atau baik

🇵🇭Filipino

moralidad

pag-aalala sa pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng mabuti at masama o tama at mali; tama o mabuting pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

akhlak

keprihatinan dengan perbezaan antara baik dan jahat atau betul dan salah; kelakuan yang betul atau baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأخلاق

الاهتمام بالتمييز بين الخير والشر أو الصواب والخطأ؛ السلوك الصحيح أو الجيد

🇮🇷Persian

اخلاق

توجه به تمایز بین خوب و بد یا درست و نادرست. رفتار درست یا خوب

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlak

iyi ile kötü ya da doğru ile yanlış arasındaki ayrımla ilgilenmek; doğru veya iyi davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּסָרִיוּת

עיסוק בהבחנה בין טוב ורע או נכון ורע; התנהגות נכונה או טובה

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