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amoral Definition

amor·al (ā môrəl)

adjective

  1. not to be judged by criteria of morality; neither moral nor immoral
  2. without moral sense or principles; incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong

amoral Related Forms
a′mo·ral·ity (ā′mə ralə 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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