amoral
[ ey-mawr-uhl, a-mawr-, ey-mor-, a-mor- ]
/ eɪˈmɔr əl, æˈmɔr-, eɪˈmɒr-, æˈmɒr- /
adjective
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person.
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See immoral.
OTHER WORDS FROM amoral
a·mor·al·ism, nouna·mo·ral·i·ty [ey-muh-ral-i-tee, am-uh-], /ˌeɪ məˈræl ɪ ti, ˌæm ə-/, nouna·mor·al·ly, adverbWords nearby amoral
amongst, month of Sundays, a, amontillado, Amor, amora, amoral, Amor asteroid, AMORC, amoretto, amorino, amorist
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British Dictionary definitions for amoral
amoral
/ (eɪˈmɒrəl) /
adjective
having no moral quality; nonmoral
without moral standards or principles
Derived forms of amoral
amorality (ˌeɪmɒˈrælɪtɪ), nounamorally, adverbusage for amoral
Amoral is often wrongly used where immoral is meant. Immoral is properly used to talk about the breaking of moral rules, amoral about people who have no moral code or about places or situations where moral considerations do not apply
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