AMORAL


Meaning of AMORAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär- ]

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-ˌli-zəm noun

• amo·ral·i·ty ˌā-mə-ˈra-lə-tē, ˌa-, -(ˌ)mȯ- noun

• amor·al·ly ˌā-ˈmȯr-ə-lē, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär- adverb

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