adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ā - ' mo ̇ r- ə l, ( ˌ )a-, - ' mär-
Function: adjective
Date: 1779
1 a : being neither moral nor immoral specifically : lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply <science as such is completely amoral ― W. S. Thompson> b : lacking moral sensibility <infants are amoral >
2 : being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals < amoral customs>
– amor · al · ism \ - ə - ˌ li-z ə m \ noun
– amo · ral · i · ty \ ˌ ā -m ə - ' ra-l ə -t ē , ˌ a-, -( ˌ )mo ̇ - \ noun
– amor · al · ly \ ˌ ā - ' mo ̇ r- ə -l ē , ( ˌ )a-, - ' mär- \ adverb