morale en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈɹɑːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈɹæl/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 mōrālislbor. French moralebor. English morale Borrowed from French morale.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task.
Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012:After the layoffs, morale was at an all time low; the staff were so dispirited nothing was getting done.
A morale-boosting exercise
Morale is an important quality in soldiers. With good morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
morale patch · morale-boosting · morale-booster
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (67)
uk мора́льний дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · he רוח קרב (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · tl katatagang-loob (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · bg мора́лно състоя́ние (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · id korsa (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · uk дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gd spiorad (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · cmn 士氣 /士气 (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · sa मनोबल (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gd misneachd (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · hi जोश (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · it morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · sv stridsmoral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · pt moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · pl morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · shn ႁႅင်းၸႂ် (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · cs morálka (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ar رُوح مَعْنَوِيَّة (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ja 士気 (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · id daya juang (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ru боево́й дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · yue 士氣 /士气 (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gl moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ru дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gl ánimo (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · cmn 信心 (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · id moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · he מוֹרָל (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · bg дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · de Moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · hy բարոյահոգեբանական վիճակ (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gl folgo (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · fr moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · es disposición (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · be мара́льны дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · tr moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gd smior (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · cy morâl (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ga sprid (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · el φρόνημα (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · pt ânimo (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · sv arbetsmoral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gd meanmna (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · fi moraali (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · bg мора́лен дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · vi tinh thần (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · sk morálka (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · hi हौसला (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · es ánimo (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gl azo (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · sv -moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ru мора́льное состоя́ние (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ckb ورە (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ru настро́й (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ga meanma (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ga misneach (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · fa روحیه (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · pt disposição (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · el ηθικό (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · da moral (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · la animus (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · be дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · gl disposición (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · nl moreel (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ko 사기 (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · hi मनोबल (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others) · ru мора́льный дух (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others)