amoral en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈmɒɹ.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈeːˌmɑː.rəl/ (India) father-bother merger
- /eɪˈmɔɹ.əl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈeːˌmɔː.rəl/ (India)
- /eɪˈmɑɹ.əl/ (New-York-City)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral English amoral From a- (“not”) + moral.
Meanings
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(of acts) Done without consideration for morality or immorality.
If free will is a myth, and our actions are the mere amoral outcome of biological luck for which we are not responsible, why not just run amok?
2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:
- (of people) Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most amoral | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more amoral | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
amoralize · amoralism · amoralistic · amorally · amoralist · amorality
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (39)
fi amoraalinen (of acts) · hu amorális (of acts) · sv amoralisk (of acts) · pl niemoralny (of people) · pt amoral (of people) · tr ahlaksız (of acts) · ca amoral (of people) · es amoral (of acts) · ar غَيْر أَخْلَاقِيّ (of acts) · sv amoralisk (of people) · sh amoralan (of people) · pl amoralny (of people) · ms amoral (of acts) · el αμοραλιστικός (of people) · sh amoralan (of acts) · el αμοραλιστικός (of acts) · gl amoral (of people) · cmn 與道德無關的 /与道德无关的 (of acts) · hi निर्नैतिक (of acts) · pl immoralny (of acts) · hi निर्नैतिक (of people) · ja 道徳と無関係の (of acts) · cmn 不屬於道德範疇的 /不属于道德范畴的 (of acts) · ca amoral (of acts) · gl amoral (of acts) · tr ahlak dışı (of acts) · es amoral (of people) · id nirmoral (of acts) · hi नीति निरपेक्ष (of people) · ru амора́льный (of acts) · ar عَدِيم الأَخْلَاق (of people) · hi नीति निरपेक्ष (of acts) · fi amoraalinen (of people) · tr ahlaksız (of people) · hu amorális (of people) · id amoral (of acts) · pt amoral (of acts) · de amoralisch (of acts) · kk адамгершілікке жат (of acts)