amoral

English

Etymology

From a- (“not”) +‎ moral.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /eɪˈmɒɹ.əl/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /eɪˈmɔɹ.əl/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /eɪˈmɑɹ.əl/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

amoral (comparative more amoral, superlative most amoral)

1. (of acts) Done without consideration for morality or immorality.
   • 2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:

     If free will is a myth, and our actions are the mere amoral outcome of biological luck for which we are not responsible, why not just run amok?

2. (of people) Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.

Synonyms

• non-moral

Coordinate terms

• anethical (coordinate, broadly synonymous)

Derived terms

Related terms

• non-moral
• immoral

Translations

Further reading

• “amoral”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “amoral”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Alomar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ moral.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

amoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural amorals)

1. amoral

Related terms

• amoralitat

Further reading

• “amoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “amoral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “amoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “amoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ moral.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

amoral (feminine amorale, masculine plural amoraux, feminine plural amorales)

1. amoral

Related terms

• moral
• immoral
• amoralement

Further reading

• “amoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, affixed moral +‎ a-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈmo.ral/
• Rhymes: -ral
• Hyphenation: a‧mo‧ral

Adjective

amoral

1. amoral

   Synonym: nirmoral

Further reading

• “amoral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ moral.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: a‧mo‧ral

Adjective

amoral m or f (plural amorais)

1. amoral

Related terms

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French amoral.

Adjective

amoral m or n (feminine singular amorală, masculine plural amorali, feminine and neuter plural amorale)

1. amoral

Declension

Related terms

• amoralitate
• moral

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ moral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amoˈɾal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧mo‧ral

Adjective

amoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural amorales)

1. amoral

   Antonym: moral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “amoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014