moral
adjective
of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical.
morals
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pluralof moral.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The barrister said an expert report outlined that this "language deficit" had led to difficulties and impacted his "understanding of societal norms and morals".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"If there's ever a candidate that I feel is worth voting for, I'll vote the direction I feel my morals are pulling me," said Pemberton.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“When you sublet your judgment about facts and morals to a rigid ideology, you really surrender your ability to make real moral judgments, and also to make real factual judgments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
‘This flies in the face of my morals and ethics’: My father cut my sisters out of his six-figure estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Effortlessly, without giving it a moment’s thought, we are capable of changing our language, music, manners, morals, entertainment, even the way we dress, all around the earth in a year’s turning.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
