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BNC: 33241 COCA: 22966

amoral

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
amoral /eɪˈmorəl/ adjective
amoral
/eɪˈmorəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of AMORAL
[more amoral; most amoral]
: having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong不守道德的;是非不分的
compare immoral, 1moral

— amorality

/ˌeɪməˈræləti/ noun [noncount]

— amorally

/ˌeɪˈmorəli/ adverb
BNC: 33241 COCA: 22966

amoral

adjective

amor·​al (ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl How to pronounce amoral (audio)
(ˌ)a-,
-ˈmär-
1
a
: having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
amoral politicians
an amoral, selfish person
b
: being neither moral nor immoral
specifically : lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply
Science as such is completely amoral. W. S. Thompson
2
: being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals
amoral customs
amoralism noun
amorality
ˌā-mə-ˈra-lə-tē How to pronounce amoral (audio)
ˌa-
-(ˌ)mȯ-
noun
amorally
ˌā-ˈmȯr-ə-lē How to pronounce amoral (audio)
(ˌ)a-
-ˈmär-
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And Better Call Saul, under the guiding hand of Gilligan and co-creator Peter Gould, was the story of how one iconic figure from Breaking Bad evolved from a genial conman into an amoral sleazeball attorney. Frederick Hess, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 So which of its citizens killed the amoral attorney? Tom Nolan, WSJ, 29 July 2022 The final minutes skipped ahead to Saul (Bob Odenkirk) in full, bleak, amoral glory. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 26 July 2022 The work of Willem Frederik Hermans suggests what might have happened if Graham Greene had outlined the plot of a novel, set it in the Netherlands, and invited Patricia Highsmith to populate it with her most amoral and slippery characters. Francine Prose, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 What are her motivations in helping turn into him into this amoral cartoon character? Dan Snierson, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022 The philosophy professor on the sitcom endeavors to teach morality and ethics to an unapologetically amoral person, and his bite-size lessons are woven into the show’s action and humor. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2022 He is hired by the ruthlessly amoral Raoul Bushman for a job, in which the latter kills an archaeologist who has uncovered an Egyptian tomb. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 Here, a pattern is reversed—not a candidate who was born yesterday, but a consultant, one who in the end swallows his principles and reconciles himself to his amoral employer’s way of doing things, rather than the other way around. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of amoral was in 1882
BNC: 33241 COCA: 22966

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