"amorality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amoralities [plural]
Etymology: From a- + morality. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|morality}} a- + morality Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} amorality (usually uncountable, plural amoralities)
  1. Lack or absence of morality. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (lack of morality): əxlaqsızlıq (Azerbaijani), amoralitat [feminine] (Catalan), amoraliteit [feminine] (Dutch), amoralismi (Finnish), Amoralität [feminine] (German), αμοραλισμός (amoralismós) [masculine] (Greek), amoralitas (Indonesian), amoralizm [masculine] (Polish), amoralność [feminine] (Polish), niemoralność [feminine] (Polish), amoralidade [feminine] (Portuguese), amoralitate [feminine] (Romanian), amoralnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-amorality-en-noun-5L28u9NQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'lack of morality': 82 18
  2. The metaethical belief that nothing is morally right or morally wrong, that morality does not exist. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-amorality-en-noun-e9YzdcZt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: immorality

Inflected forms

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