AMORAL


Meaning of AMORAL in English

(ˈ)ā|-, (ˈ)a|- adjective

Etymology: a- (II) + moral

1.

a. : neither moral nor immoral : nonmoral ; specifically : outside the bounds of that to which moral distinctions or judgments apply

science as such is completely amoral — W.S.Thompson

b. : without moral sensibility

infants are amoral

2.

a. : outside or beyond the moral order or any specific traditional code of morals

amoral customs

b. : ethically neutral : not entailing moral norms or ideals

amoral metaethical statements

3. : refraining from making value judgments : objective

an amoral historian

• amor·al·ly adverb

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