Word of the Day - Moral

mor·al

[mawr-uh l, mor-]


–adjective

1.of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.

2.expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work; moralizing: a moral novel.

3.founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom: moral obligations.

4.capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.

5.conforming to the rules of right conduct ( opposed to immoral): a moral man.

6.virtuous in sexual matters; chaste.

7.of, pertaining to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character: moral support.

8.resting upon convincing grounds of probability; virtual: a moral certainty.

–noun
9.the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.

10.the embodiment or type of something.

11.morals, principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.