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- DictionaryA·mor·al/ˌāˈmôrəl/
adjective
- 1. lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something: "an amoral attitude to sex"
The meaning of AMORAL is having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong. How to use amoral in a sentence.
adjective. not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person. amoral.
(Definition of amoral from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) amoral | American Dictionary. adjective [ not gradable ] us / eɪˈmɔr·əl, -ˈmɑr- / Add to word list. without moral principles: Business is an amoral activity focused coldly on success.
us / ˌeɪˈmɔːr.əl / uk / ˌeɪˈmɒr.əl / Add to word list. without moral principles: Humans, he argues, are amoral and what guides them is not any sense of morality but an instinct for survival. Compare. immoral. moral adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. antichrist. dissolutely
When a person is amoral, they couldn't care less if something is right or wrong. An amoral CEO fires employees so he can make more money, unconcerned about how losing their jobs might affect them. SKIP TO CONTENT
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral. 2. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong. a completely amoral person. SYNONYMS See immoral.
amoral. neither moral nor immoral; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: Sometimes lawbreakers are simply amoral. immoral – violating moral principles; bad; wicked: Stealing is an immoral act.
Definition of amoral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Amoral definition: Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral.
AMORAL meaning: not caring if what you are doing is morally wrong: . Learn more.
