amoral
amoral
Definition
amor·al (ā môr′əl)
adjective
- not to be judged by criteria of morality; neither moral nor immoral
- without moral sense or principles; incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong
a′mo·ral′·ity (ā′mə ral′ə tē) noun
amor′·ally adverb
amoral
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- character: At the start he is a completely amoral character; by the end " .
- man: It's about an amoral man who comes back to town for revenge.
- universe: It would mean we live in a totally amoral universe.
- nature: Has an amoral nature committed the crime " The Man " could not?
- society: Facts tell us that an amoral society will destroy itself.
Modifying Another Word
- completely: The treatment of these body parts shows a completely amoral attitude to the lives of these poor, innocent animals.
- not: Even the worst of sinners are not amoral animals and perfectly sane people can be extremely wicked.
- utterly: Andrew Lumley for his part is one in a long line of highly intelligent and charismatic yet utterly amoral Buchan villains.
- totally: It would mean we live in a totally amoral universe.
- wholly: The spies are younger, less jaded but equally cynical and still operating in a wholly amoral world.
- increasingly: Can a new meaning to accounting be discovered; one that helps gives new bearings in an increasingly amoral world?
Used with adjective complement
- become: In an age enamored of machines, life becomes amoral, without moral bearings, devoid of moral categories.
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