(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