amoral
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a·mor·al
(ā-môr'əl, ā-mŏr'-) 
adj.
amorality a'mo·ral'i·ty (ā'mô-răl'ĭ-tē, -mə-) n.
amorally a·mor'al·ly adv.
adj.
- Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral.
- Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
amorality a'mo·ral'i·ty (ā'mô-răl'ĭ-tē, -mə-) n.
amorally a·mor'al·ly adv.
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Having no morality, or having no implications for morality. The amoralist either ignores or deplores the ways in which morality governs human lives.
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amoral
IN BRIEF: Not moral; indifferent to moral values.
Most people agree that stealing is an amoral act.
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Amoral may refer to:
- Amorality, the absence of morality; for example, a stone, a chair, or the sky may be considered amoral
- Specific amorality, the absence of some particular moral standard, principle, code, or knowledge
- Amoralism, the belief that the notion of morality is meaningless
- Amoral (band), a metal band from Finland
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Amoral
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - amoralsk, umoralsk
Français (French)
adj. - amoral
Deutsch (German)
adj. - amoralisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χωρίς ηθική, αμοραλιστικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amoral
Русский (Russian)
аморальный, безнравственный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - amoral
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - amoralisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
超道德的, 与道德无关的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 超道德的, 與道德無關的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 道徳とは無関係の, 道徳意識のない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) لا اخلاقيا
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא מוסרי, חסר מוסריות
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