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morals

Syllables: mor·alsUK/ˈmɒɹəlz//ˈmɔɹəlz/

morals is the plural of moral.

morals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of moral.

Meaning of moral

Noun

moral (plural morals)

  1. The ethical significance or practical lesson.
    • The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
  2. (in plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
    • a candidate with strong morals
    Synonyms:
    ethics, mores
  3. A depiction of good or heroic actions.
    Synonyms:
    message
  4. (obsolete) A morality play.
  5. (dated, slang) A moral certainty.
    • "You'd better not collar anything now, because it's a moral that old Antonio would nip out behind one of those cases."1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 22
  6. (dated, slang) An exact counterpart.

See all 15 meanings of moral

Proper noun capitalized: Morals

Morals

  1. (plural) plural of Moral

Phrases with morals

Questions about morals

What is morals the plural of?
Morals is the plural of moral.
What part of speech is morals?
Morals is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce morals?
Morals is pronounced /ˈmɔɹəlz/ (US).

Words near morals in the dictionary

  1. moralls
  2. morally
  3. morally bankrupt
  4. moralness
  5. moralphobia
  6. morals
  7. morals of the stories
  8. morals of the story
  9. morama bean
  10. morama beans
  11. Moramba

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