MORAL
What does "MORAL" mean?
Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness of character.
Meanings
- Relating to the distinction between right and wrong conduct. She faced a moral dilemma between loyalty and the truth.
- Holding or showing high standards of good behavior. He was a deeply moral man who never broke a promise.
- A practical lesson taught by a story or experience. The moral of the fable is that slow and steady wins the race.
- Standards of conduct or principles of right and wrong (usually plural, 'morals'). The scandal raised questions about the company's morals.
Did you know?
- The word 'moral' was custom-built by Cicero: he forged Latin 'moralis' specifically to translate the Greek 'ethikos', so 'moral' and 'ethical' began life as twins in two languages.
Word origin
From Latin 'moralis', coined by Cicero to translate Greek 'ethikos', from 'mos' (plural 'mores'), meaning 'custom, manner'.
Remember it
MORAL is built from 'mores' - your customs of right and wrong - and it tells you the MORE noble path.
A little poem
Every fable hides a knife -
the talking fox, the tortoise slow,
then one cold line about your life.
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Wordplay
- I asked the storyteller for the point. She said, "That's the moral of the story - and also where I draw the line."
What it teaches
Morals are just customs that grew a backbone and started telling us no.
Quick facts
What does MORAL mean?
Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness of character.
Is MORAL a valid word?
Yes — MORAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MORAL?
MORAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MORAL come from?
From Latin 'moralis', coined by Cicero to translate Greek 'ethikos', from 'mos' (plural 'mores'), meaning 'custom, manner'.
What can MORAL teach us?
Morals are just customs that grew a backbone and started telling us no.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.