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morale

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mo·rale  (m-rl)
n.
The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.

[French, morality, good conduct, from feminine of moral, moral, from Old French; see moral.]
Synonyms: morale, esprit, esprit de corps
These nouns denote a spirit, as of dedication to a common goal, that unites a group: the high morale of the troops; the esprit of an orchestra; the esprit de corps of the swim team.

morale [mor-rahl]
Noun
the degree of confidence or optimism of a person or group [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moralemorale - a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
2.moralemorale - the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
disposition, temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

morale
Translations
morale [mɔˈrɑːl] nmoral f

morale [mɔˈrɑːl] nmoral m

morale [mɔˈrɑːl] nMoral f

morale [mɔˈrɑːl] nmorale m

morale
n morale [məˈraːl]
the level of courage and confidence in eg an army, team etc In spite of the defeat, morale was still high. moreel روح مَعْنَوِيَّه дух morálka kampånd der Kampfgeist (το) ηθικό, κουράγιο moral võitlusvaim روحيه taisteluhenki moral מוֹרָל मनोबल samodisciplina (köz)szellem, morál semangat siðferðisþrek, baráttuvilji morale 士気 사기 dvasinė būklė, nuotaika noskaņojums; gars semangat moreel kampånd morale, duch (bojowy) confiança moral моральное состояние; боевой дух morálka morala moral moral, stridsmoral, kampvilja กำลังใจ moral, maneviyat 士氣 моральний стан; бойовий дух حوصلہ nhuệ khí


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A man cannot allow the heads of a dozen of his best friends to be cut off without feeling a little excitement, and as, since the accession of Mazarin to power, no heads had been cut off, Monsieur's occupation was gone, and his morale suffered from it.
The move elicited a ripple of applause from those sections of seats reserved for the common warriors and their women, showing perhaps that U-Dor was none too popular with these, and, too, it had its effect upon the morale of Gahan's pieces.
Having, naturally, an organization in which the morale was strongly predominant, together with a greater breadth and cultivation of mind than obtained among his companions, he was looked up to with great respect, as a sort of minister among them; and the simple, hearty, sincere style of his exhortations might have edified even better educated persons.
 
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