moral
the significance of a story or event (Freq. 2)
- the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
• Syn:
lesson
• Hypernyms:
meaning, significance, signification, import
1. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles (Freq. 8)
- moral sense
- a moral scrutiny
- a moral lesson
- a moral quandary
- moral convictions
- a moral life
• Ant:
immoral
• Similar to:
chaste, clean, clean-living, moralistic, righteous, incorrupt
• See Also:
chaste, good, honorable, honourable, righteous, virtuous
• Derivationally related forms:
morality
• Attrubites:
morality
2. psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
- a moral victory
- moral support
• Similar to:
mental
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