— moralless , adj.
/mawr"euhl, mor"-/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
2. expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work; moralizing: a moral novel.
3. founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom: moral obligations.
4. capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.
5. conforming to the rules of right conduct (opposed to immoral ): a moral man.
6. virtuous in sexual matters; chaste.
7. of, pertaining to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character: moral support.
8. resting upon convincing grounds of probability; virtual: a moral certainty.
n.
9. the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
10. the embodiment or type of something.
11. morals , principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.
[ 1300-50; ME moralis, equiv. to mor- (s. of mos ) usage, custom + -alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 5. upright, honest, straightforward, open, virtuous, honorable. 11. integrity, standards, morality. MORALS, ETHICS refer to rules and standards of conduct and practice. MORALS refers to generally accepted customs of conduct and right living in a society, and to the individual's practice in relation to these: the morals of our civilization. ETHICS now implies high standards of honest and honorable dealing, and of methods used, esp. in the professions or in business: ethics of the medical profession.