English dictionary

moral

/'m/O/r/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

adj.all

Examples
Moral sense.

A moral scrutiny.

A moral lesson.

A moral quandary.

Moral convictions.

A moral life.

Antonyms immoral

Source: WordNet 3.0
Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules.

adjective

Source: webster1913

the significance of a story or event

noun.communication

Examples
The moral of the story is to love thy neighbor.

Synonyms lesson

Source: WordNet 3.0
The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; -- usually in the plural.

noun

Source: webster1913