amoraladj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪˈmɒrəl/,

/ˌeɪˈmɒrl̩/, U.S.

/ˌeɪˈmɔrəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, moral adj.

Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + moral adj. Compare earlier immoral adj., unmoral adj., and non-moral adj.Compare French amoral (1885, earliest with reference to a person; compare sense 2).

1. Not within the sphere of morality; that cannot be characterized as either morally good or bad; non-moral.Sometimes used in contradistinction to immoral adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > [adjective] > of rights or obligations

unmoral1627

moral1690

immorala1761

amoral1882

1882 R. L. Stevenson in Longman's Mag. Nov. 70 There is a vast deal in life and letters both, which is not immoral, but simply a-moral.

1927 R. A. Taylor Leonardo ii. ii. 103 The bright amoral virtue of courage.

1963 M. L. King Strength to Love vii. 67 Money, like any other force such as electricity, is amoral and can be used for either good or evil.

2011 Independent Extra (Nexis) 14 Mar. 2 (headline) Nature is not evil, simply amoral.

2. Having no moral principles or standards; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective] > not consciously

amoral1892

1892 S. W. Mitchell in Cent. Mag. July 343/2 You have no creed. You are amoral, not immoral.

1917 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures 176 He's the Absolutely Amoral Soul. I've never met one yet.

1961 D. M. Brown Nationalist Movement (1965) xi. 177 To the extent the elite becomes godless or amoral, to that extent evil overtakes the human race.

2007 Big Issue 15 Jan. 32/3 The amoral corporate stooges definitely get what they deserve in Severance.

2014 Guardian 1 Nov. 50/1 Systematic exploitation of the poorest people that is quite breathtakingly rapacious and amoral.

Compounds

amoral familism n. Sociology a mode of life or social system in which the goals of the nuclear family are pursued at the expense of the wider community.

ΚΠ

1958 E. C. Banfield Moral Basis Backward Society ix. 165 In order for concerted action—and therefore economic development either in the village or elsewhere—to take place, it would not..be necessary that amoral familism be replaced by altruism.

1970 S. K. Farsoun in L. E. Sweet Peoples & Cultures Middle East 265 A basic value-belief that is still current in Lebanon is that of ‘amoral familism’.

2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 June 72/4 Berlusconi does represent more than faithfully the citizens of a country in which ‘amoral familism’ is still alive and no civic religion exists.

Derivatives

aˈmorally adv.

ΚΠ

1927 K. Burke tr. E. Ludwig Genius & Char. 124 He always wrote attacking personalities which could affirm themselves amorally.

1972 Daily Tel. 2 June 13/7 The outline story of a young girl who finds herself amorally and vaguely at large in Berlin between the wars.

1988 Renaissance Stud. 2 258 Machiavelli was not, in short, assuming an ethical posture at all but amorally observing how things are.

2011 Philos. East & West 61 654 Buddhistic ontology is rather a question of being, asking amorally the meaning of what it is to be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amoral
释义	amoraladj. Brit. /ˌeɪˈmɒrəl/, /ˌeɪˈmɒrl̩/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈmɔrəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, moral adj. Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + moral adj. Compare earlier immoral adj., unmoral adj., and non-moral adj.Compare French amoral (1885, earliest with reference to a person; compare sense 2). 1. Not within the sphere of morality; that cannot be characterized as either morally good or bad; non-moral.Sometimes used in contradistinction to immoral adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > [adjective] > of rights or obligations unmoral1627 moral1690 immorala1761 amoral1882 1882 R. L. Stevenson in Longman's Mag. Nov. 70 There is a vast deal in life and letters both, which is not immoral, but simply a-moral. 1927 R. A. Taylor Leonardo ii. ii. 103 The bright amoral virtue of courage. 1963 M. L. King Strength to Love vii. 67 Money, like any other force such as electricity, is amoral and can be used for either good or evil. 2011 Independent Extra (Nexis) 14 Mar. 2 (headline) Nature is not evil, simply amoral. 2. Having no moral principles or standards; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective] > not consciously amoral1892 1892 S. W. Mitchell in Cent. Mag. July 343/2 You have no creed. You are amoral, not immoral. 1917 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures 176 He's the Absolutely Amoral Soul. I've never met one yet. 1961 D. M. Brown Nationalist Movement (1965) xi. 177 To the extent the elite becomes godless or amoral, to that extent evil overtakes the human race. 2007 Big Issue 15 Jan. 32/3 The amoral corporate stooges definitely get what they deserve in Severance. 2014 Guardian 1 Nov. 50/1 Systematic exploitation of the poorest people that is quite breathtakingly rapacious and amoral. Compounds amoral familism n. Sociology a mode of life or social system in which the goals of the nuclear family are pursued at the expense of the wider community. ΚΠ 1958 E. C. Banfield Moral Basis Backward Society ix. 165 In order for concerted action—and therefore economic development either in the village or elsewhere—to take place, it would not..be necessary that amoral familism be replaced by altruism. 1970 S. K. Farsoun in L. E. Sweet Peoples & Cultures Middle East 265 A basic value-belief that is still current in Lebanon is that of ‘amoral familism’. 2010 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 June 72/4 Berlusconi does represent more than faithfully the citizens of a country in which ‘amoral familism’ is still alive and no civic religion exists. Derivatives aˈmorally adv. ΚΠ 1927 K. Burke tr. E. Ludwig Genius & Char. 124 He always wrote attacking personalities which could affirm themselves amorally. 1972 Daily Tel. 2 June 13/7 The outline story of a young girl who finds herself amorally and vaguely at large in Berlin between the wars. 1988 Renaissance Stud. 2 258 Machiavelli was not, in short, assuming an ethical posture at all but amorally observing how things are. 2011 Philos. East & West 61 654 Buddhistic ontology is rather a question of being, asking amorally the meaning of what it is to be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1882
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