amoral

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adjective

Done without consideration for morality or immorality.

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non-moral
OriginEnglish moral ← Middle English moral ← Old French mora →
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Meanings

adjectiveamoral (comparative more amoral, superlative most amoral)

comparative more amoral · superlative most amoral

  1. 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
  2. Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
non-moral

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  8. Proto-Italic*mōs
  9. Latinmōs
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latinmōrālis
  13. Old Frenchmora
  14. Middle Englishmoral
  15. Englishmoral
  16. Englishamoral

From a- (“not”) + moral.

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Translations

Arabic غَيْر أَخْلَاقِيّ, عَدِيم الأَخْلَاق
  • غَيْر أَخْلَاقِيّ (ḡayr ʔaḵlāqiyy)of acts
  • عَدِيم الأَخْلَاق (ʕadīm al-ʔaḵlāq)of people
Catalan amoral, amoral
  • amoralof acts
  • amoralof people
Chinese Mandarin 與道德無關的 /与道德无关的, 不屬於道德範疇的 /不属于道德范畴的
  • 與道德無關的 /与道德无关的 (yǔ dàodé wúguānde)of acts
  • 不屬於道德範疇的 /不属于道德范畴的 (bùshǔyú dàodé fànchóu de)of acts
Finnish amoraalinen, amoraalinen
  • amoraalinenof acts
  • amoraalinenof people
German amoralisch
  • amoralischof acts
Greek αμοραλιστικός, αμοραλιστικός
  • αμοραλιστικός (amoralistikós)of acts
  • αμοραλιστικός (amoralistikós)of people
Hindi निर्नैतिक, नीति निरपेक्ष
  • निर्नैतिक (nirnaitik)of acts
  • नीति निरपेक्ष (nīti nirpekṣ)of acts
  • निर्नैतिक (nirnaitik)of people
  • नीति निरपेक्ष (nīti nirpekṣ)of people
Hungarian amorális, amorális
  • amorálisof acts
  • amorálisof people
Indonesian amoral, nirmoral
  • amoralof acts
  • nirmoralof acts
Japanese 道徳と無関係の
  • 道徳と無関係の (dōtoku to mukankei no)of acts
Malay amoral
  • amoralof acts
Polish immoralny, amoralny
  • immoralnyof acts
  • amoralnyof people
  • niemoralnyof people
Portuguese amoral, amoral
  • amoralof acts
  • amoralof people
Russian амора́льный
  • амора́льный (amorálʹnyj)of acts
Spanish amoral, amoral
  • amoralof acts
  • amoralof people
Swedish amoralisk, amoralisk
  • amoraliskof acts
  • amoraliskof people
Turkish ahlak dışı, ahlaksız
  • ahlak dışıof acts
  • ahlaksızof acts
  • ahlaksızof people

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amoral

oralmoralfloralcorallaurelpastoralchoralimmoralauralquarrelmayoralbalmoralsorelsorrelauroralbinauralmonauralloralforelporalgoralperioralaboraladoral
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Anagrams

AlomarAlmoraLamora
Cite this entry
APA

amoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoral

MLA

“amoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amoral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoral.

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