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amoral

 
(ā-môr'əl, ā-mŏr'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral.
  2. Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
amoralism a·mor'al·ism n.
amorality a'mo·ral'i·ty (ā'mô-răl'ĭ-tē, -mə-) n.
amorally a·mor'al·ly adv.

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Definition: unprincipled
Antonyms: moral, principled

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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IN BRIEF: Not moral; indifferent to moral values.

pronunciation 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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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - amoralsk, umoralsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
amoreel

Français (French)
adj. - amoral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - amoralisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χωρίς ηθική, αμοραλιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
amorale

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

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도덕성이 없는

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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