B2nounphilosophy
US/məˈræl.ə.ti/
UK/məˈræl.ə.ti/
ideas about right and wrong behavior, or how right or wrong a particular action is
In context
The novel raises hard questions about morality in wartime.
People still debate the morality of testing medicines on animals.
Children learn basic morality from the stories their parents tell them.
Words that go with morality
noun + preposition
- sense of moralityEven very young children show a strong sense of morality.
- morality ofPhilosophers have written a great deal about the morality of lying.
adjective + noun
- public moralityThe old law was meant to protect public morality.
- traditional moralitySome older viewers felt the film mocked traditional morality.
- personal moralityReligion and personal morality are not always the same thing.
verb + noun
- question the moralityMore shoppers now question the morality of fast fashion.