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amoral
adjective amor·al \(ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär-\
: having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
Full Definition of AMORAL
1
a : being neither moral nor immoral; specifically : lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply <science as such is completely amoral — W. S. Thompson> b : lacking moral sensibility <infants are amoral>
2
: being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals <amoral customs>
— amor·al·ism \-ə-ˌli-zəm\ noun
— amo·ral·i·ty \ˌā-mə-ˈra-lə-tē, ˌa-, -(ˌ)mȯ-\ noun
— amor·al·ly \ˌā-ˈmȯr-ə-lē, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär-\ adverb
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First Known Use of AMORAL
1779
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