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instruction
English
Etymology
From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct +? -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?st??k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
instruction (countable and uncountable, plural instructions)
- (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.
- (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
- (countable) An order or command.
- (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
- A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:instruction
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin ?nstr?cti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t?yk.sj??/
Noun
instruction f (plural instructions)
- instruction (clarification of this definition is needed)
Related terms
- instruire
Further reading
- “instruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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moral
English
Etymology
From Middle English moral, from Old French moral, from Latin m?r?lis (“relating to manners or morals”)(first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ?????? (?thikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m???l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m???l/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /?m???l/
- Rhymes: -?r?l (Received Pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -????l (General American)
Adjective
moral (comparative more moral, superlative most moral)
- Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
- She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness.
- Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
- Capable of right and wrong action.
- Probable but not proved.
- Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
Synonyms
- (conforming to a standard of right behaviour): ethical, incorruptible, noble, righteous, virtuous
- (probable but not proved): virtual
Antonyms
- immoral, unethical, corrupt, unscrupulous, amoral, non-moral, unmoral
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
moral (plural morals)
- (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
- The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
- 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Comic Dramatists of the Restoration (printed in Edinburgh Review, January 1841)
- We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy is one into which no moral enters.
- (chiefly in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
- (obsolete) A morality play.
- (slang, dated) A moral certainty.
- (slang, dated) An exact counterpart.
Synonyms
- (moral practices or teachings): ethics, mores
Hyponyms
- golden rule
Translations
Verb
moral (third-person singular simple present morals, present participle moraling or moralling, simple past and past participle moraled or moralled)
- (intransitive) To moralize.
Further reading
- moral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- moral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- moral at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Marlo, molar, romal
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin m?r?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /mo??al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu??al/
Adjective
moral (masculine and feminine plural morals)
- moral (relating to right and wrong)
- moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
- Antonyms: immoral, amoral
Derived terms
- amoral
- immoral
- moralisme
- moralment
Related terms
- moralitat
Noun
moral f (plural morals)
- morals
- morale
Further reading
- “moral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “moral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “moral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “moral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Loan from French morale via German Moral
Noun
moral c
- morale, motivation (capacity to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
- moral, moral practices, conduct
- streng, victoriansk moral
- strict, Victorian moral
- streng, victoriansk moral
- a moral, a lesson (of a narrative)
- Synonym: morale
Derived terms
- moralisere
- moralsk
- moralisme
- moralist
- umoral
- seksualmoral
See also
- etik
- karakter
- sæd
- sædelighed
- opførsel
French
Etymology
From Middle French moral, from Old French moral, from Latin moralis.
Pronunciation
Noun
moral m (plural moraux)
- morale, optimism
Adjective
moral (feminine singular morale, masculine plural moraux, feminine plural morales)
- moral
Derived terms
- amoral
- avoir le moral en berne
- avoir le moral à zéro
- avoir le moral dans les chaussettes
- immoral
- morale
- moralisme
- moraliste
- moralité
- personne morale
- remonter le moral
Related terms
- mœurs
Further reading
- “moral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Latin m?r?lis.
Adjective
moral m or f (plural morais)
- moral (relating to right and wrong)
- moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
- Antonyms: inmoral, amoral
Related terms
- moralidade
Noun
moral f (plural morais)
- moral (moral practices or teachings)
- morale
Further reading
- “moral” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ladin
Adjective
moral m (feminine singular morala, masculine plural morai, feminine plural morales)
- moral
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin moralis.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mo?ral
- Homophone: mural (Portugal)
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
Adjective
moral m or f (plural morais, comparable)
- moral
Noun 1
moral f (plural morais)
- a set of moral values, (collectively) principles, morality;
- moral philosophy;
- (Brazil, informal) authority, capacity or right to impose on or influence another;
- balls (boldness), attitude of authority;
- right to have a say on a matter, to judge someone etc., moral high ground;
Related terms
- moralidade
Noun 2
moral m (plural morais)
- morale
Further reading
- “moral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?ra?l/
- Hyphenation: mo?ral
Noun
mòr?l m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- (uncountable) moral
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo??al/, [mo??al]
- Rhymes: -al
Etymology 1
From Latin m?r?lis.
Adjective
moral (plural morales)
- moral (relating to right and wrong)
- moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
- Antonyms: inmoral, amoral
Derived terms
Related terms
- moralidad
Noun
moral f (plural morales)
- morals, standard (modes of conduct)
- morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
Hyponyms
- doble moral
Derived terms
See also
- tener más moral que el Alcoyano (Spain, informal)
Etymology 2
mora +? -al
Noun
moral m (plural morales)
- mulberry tree
Further reading
- “moral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
Loan from French morale via German Moral, used in Swedish in Then Swänska Argus (1730s).
Pronunciation
Noun
moral c
- morale, character
- moral, moral practices, conduct
- snäv, viktoriansk moral
- strict, Victorian moral
- snäv, viktoriansk moral
- a moral, a lesson (of a narrative)
Declension
Related terms
- moralisera
- moralisk
- moralism
- moralist
- moralpanik
- moraltant
- omoral
- sexualmoral
See also
- etik
- karaktär
- sed
- sedelärande
- sedlighet
- uppförande
References
- moral in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- moral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- lamor
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