morality

UK: /məˈrælɪti/ US: /məˈrælɪti, mɔ-/ ,(mə ral′i tē, mô-)

Inflections of 'morality' (n): npl: moralities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•ral•i•ty /məˈrælɪti, mɔ-/   n., pl. -ties for 3.

1. agreement with the rules of conduct;
   moral conduct:
   [uncountable] the decline of morality on TV shows.
2. moral quality or character:
   [uncountable] questioning his morality.
3. [countable] a system of ethical principles.

See -mor-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•ral•i•ty  (mə ral′i tē, mô-), n., pl. -ties for 4–6.

1. conformity to the rules of right conduct;
   moral or virtuous conduct.
2. moral quality or character.
3. virtue in sexual matters;
   chastity.
4. a doctrine or system of morals.
5. moral instruction;
   a moral lesson, precept, discourse, or utterance.
6. Literature See morality play. 

• Late Latin mōrālitās. See moral, -ity
• Middle English moralite 1350–1400

Synonyms

• 1. See goodness. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

morality / məˈrælɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. the quality of being moral
2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct
3. a system of moral principles
4. an instruction or lesson in morals
5. short for morality play