morality

mo-ral-i-ty · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

  2. 2.

    The extent to which an action is right or wrong.

  3. 3.

    A system of values and moral principles.

Related words

Antonyms: immorality
See also: ethics, moral, virtue
Synonyms: ethics, righteousness, virtue

Etymology

From Late Latin moralitas, from Latin moralis ("moral").