moral: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with M · ends with L
Meaning of moral
adj
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
Example: moral judgments; a moral poem
Conforming to a given standard of right behaviour.
Example: a moral action
Being sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
Capable of right and wrong action.
Example: a moral agent
Source: Wiktionary — moral.
noun
The ethical significance or practical lesson.
Example: The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
- in-plural
Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
Example: a candidate with strong morals
A depiction of good or heroic actions.
- obsolete
A morality play.
Listed forms: morals.
Source: Wiktionary — moral.
verb
- intransitive
To moralize.
Listed forms: morals, moraling, moralling, moraled, moralled.
Source: Wiktionary — moral.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the significance of a story or event
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of moral
M(3) + O(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of moral
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from moral
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