moral
/ˈmɒrəl/adjective
उच्चारण मॉरल
नैतिक, सदाचार-संबंधी
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[only before noun]
concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour
नैतिक, सदाचार-संबंधी
- a moral duty to help the poor
- moral values
- Teachers have a moral duty to be fair.
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- The question is a moral one, not a legal one.
- She took a moral stand against cheating.
Synonyms ethical principled right just honourable
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following the standards of behaviour considered acceptable and right by most people
सदाचारी, नैतिक
- a very moral person
- Is it moral to profit from other people's misfortune?
- He is a moral man who never takes a bribe.
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- Is it moral to keep the money you found?
- The story is full of moral lessons.
Synonyms virtuous righteous upright decent honest
Opposite immoral wicked corrupt unprincipled
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a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you
शिक्षा, सीख, नीति
- The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race.
- Every fable in the book ends with a moral.
- The moral of the story is that honesty pays.
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- What moral can we draw from this event?
- Every fable ends with a clear moral.
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[pl.] morals
standards or principles of good behaviour
नैतिकता, आचार
- a man of good morals
- Parents should teach good morals by their own example.
- He is a man of strong morals.
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- Parents try to teach good morals.
- Society's morals change over time.
Synonyms ethics values principles standards scruples
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
moral + noun (value, duty, support)
Before a noun, moral relates to principles of right and wrong.
Noun के पहले 'moral' सही और गलत के सिद्धांतों से संबंधित है।
- Teachers should teach moral values.
- He felt a moral duty to help.
the moral of the story
As a noun, the moral is the lesson taught by a story or event. It is followed by of.
Noun के रूप में 'the moral' किसी कहानी या घटना से मिलने वाली सीख है; इसके बाद 'of' आता है।
- The moral of the story is to be honest.
- What is the moral of this fable?
morals (plural)
Morals (plural) are a person's standards of right behaviour, and take a plural verb.
'Morals' (plural) व्यक्ति के सही आचरण के मानक हैं और इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
- His morals are very high.
- A man's morals show in his habits.
moral support / moral courage
Fixed phrases: moral support is encouragement without practical help; moral courage is the bravery to do right.
Fixed phrases: 'moral support' व्यावहारिक सहायता के बिना प्रोत्साहन है; 'moral courage' सही काम करने का साहस है।
- Her friends gave her moral support at the interview.
- It takes moral courage to admit a mistake.
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moral + noun
valuesdutydilemmacouragesupportlesson
- The doctor faced a moral dilemma.
adjective + moral
highstrongstrictbasicpoliticalsocial
- He is a man of high moral standards.
verb + moral
drawteachlearnpointlearn the
- Children can draw a moral from the fable.
moral + preposition
moral formoral onmorals ofmoral of
- The moral of the Panchatantra story is clear.
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- Radhika always stands for moral values at school.
राधिका विद्यालय में सदैव नैतिक मूल्यों के पक्ष में खड़ी रहती है।
- The moral of the story is that hard work pays.
कहानी की सीख यह है कि मेहनत का फल मिलता है।
- It is a moral duty to help the old.
बुज़ुर्गों की सहायता करना एक नैतिक कर्तव्य है।
- The film teaches a moral lesson to children.
यह फ़िल्म बच्चों को एक नैतिक पाठ सिखाती है।
- Winning the toss gave the team a moral boost.
टॉस जीतने से टीम का मनोबल बढ़ा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The moral of the story are to be honest.
✓ The moral of the story is to be honest.
The subject moral is singular, so the verb is is.
Subject 'moral' singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' आती है।
✗ He has a very high morale.
✓ He has very high morals.
Morale means the confidence and spirit of a group; morals means standards of conduct.
'Morale' समूह के आत्मविश्वास और उत्साह को बताता है; 'morals' आचरण के मानकों को।
✗ The story gives a morals.
✓ The story gives a moral.
One lesson is a moral. Morals in the plural means standards of conduct.
एक सीख 'a moral' है; plural 'morals' आचरण के मानक हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Moral, ethical and morale are often confused.
Moral, ethical और morale में प्रायः भ्रम हो जाता है।
About personal principles of right and wrong.
सही और गलत के व्यक्तिगत सिद्धांतों से संबंधित।
- It is a moral issue.
About rules of conduct of a profession or group.
किसी पेशे या समूह के आचरण-नियमों से संबंधित।
- Doctors follow an ethical code.
The confidence and spirit of a person or team.
किसी व्यक्ति या टीम का आत्मविश्वास और उत्साह।
- The win raised the team's morale.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mor·al
With one r (not 'morral').
एक r ('morral' गलत है)।
?Which word?
moral, morale and morals
Moral (adjective) means concerned with right and wrong; as a noun, the lesson of a story. Morals (plural noun) are standards of behaviour. Morale (/məˈrɑːl/, with e) is the confidence and enthusiasm of a group: 'The victory boosted the army's morale.' Amoral means without any moral sense; immoral means morally wrong.
Moral (adjective) का अर्थ 'सही-गलत से संबंधित'; noun के रूप में कहानी की सीख। Morals (plural noun) व्यवहार के मानक हैं। Morale (/məˈrɑːl/, e के साथ) समूह का आत्मविश्वास और उत्साह है: 'The victory boosted the army's morale.' Amoral का अर्थ 'नैतिक बोध रहित'; immoral का अर्थ 'नैतिक रूप से गलत'।
The moral/morale pair and the amoral/immoral pair are sentence-improvement items asked very often.
Moral/morale जोड़ी और amoral/immoral जोड़ी sentence improvement में बहुत पूछी जाती हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Moral support, moral victory, moral of the story, moral values, moral science.
Collocations: moral support (नैतिक सहारा), moral victory (हारकर भी मिला सम्मान), moral of the story (कहानी की सीख), moral values (नैतिक मूल्य), moral science (नैतिक शिक्षा का विषय)।