amorality

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a·mor·al

(ā-môr′əl, ā-mŏr′-)

adj.

1. Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral.

2. Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.

a·mor′al·ism n.

a′mo·ral′i·ty (ā′mô-răl′ĭ-tē, -mə-) n.

a·mor′al·ly adv.

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Noun

amorality - the quality of being amoral

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

Translations

αμοραλισμός

amoralnost

amoralità

amoralidade

amorality

[ˌeɪmɒˈrælɪtɪ] N → amoralidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

amorality

[ˌeɪməˈrælɪti] n [person, character] → amoralité f; [action, attitude] → amoralité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

amorality

[ˌeɪməˈrælɪtɪ] n → amoralità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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