"morale" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈɹɑːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈɹæl/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morale.wav Forms: morales [plural]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: Borrowed from French morale. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|morale}} French morale Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} morale (countable and uncountable, plural morales)
  1. The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others. Wikipedia link: morale Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: esprit de corps Derived forms: morale-booster, morale-boosting, morale patch Translations (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others): رُوح مَعْنَوِيَّة (rūḥ maʕnawiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), բարոյահոգեբանական վիճակ (baroyahogebanakan vičak) (Armenian), дух (dux) [masculine] (Belarusian), мара́льны дух (marálʹny dux) [masculine] (Belarusian), дух (duh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), мора́лно състоя́ние (morálno sǎstojánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), мора́лен дух (morálen duh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 士氣 (Chinese Cantonese), 士气 (si⁶ hei³) (Chinese Cantonese), 士氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 士气 (shìqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 信心 (xìnxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), morálka [feminine] (Czech), moral [common-gender] (Danish), moreel [neuter] (Dutch), moraali (Finnish), moral [masculine] (French), ánimo (Galician), disposición [feminine] (Galician), moral [feminine] (Galician), azo [masculine] (Galician), folgo [masculine] (Galician), Moral [feminine] (German), ηθικό (ithikó) [neuter] (Greek), φρόνημα (frónima) [neuter] (Greek), מוֹרָל (morál) [masculine] (Hebrew), רוח קרב (rúakh krav) [feminine] (Hebrew), korsa (Indonesian), daya juang (Indonesian), moral (Indonesian), meanma [feminine] (Irish), misneach [masculine] (Irish), sprid [feminine] (Irish), morale [masculine] (Italian), 士気 (shiki) (alt: しき) (Japanese), 사기 (sagi) (alt: 士氣) (Korean), animus (Latin), روحیه (ruhiyye) (Persian), morale [neuter] (Polish), ânimo (Portuguese), disposição (Portuguese), moral [masculine] (Portuguese), дух (dux) [masculine] (Russian), боево́й дух (bojevój dux) [masculine] (Russian), настро́й (nastrój) [masculine] (Russian), мора́льное состоя́ние (morálʹnoje sostojánije) [neuter] (Russian), мора́льный дух (morálʹnyj dux) [masculine] (Russian), meanmna [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), misneachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), spiorad [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), smior [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ႁႅင်းၸႂ် (héng tsǎue) (Shan), morálka [feminine] (Slovak), entusiasmo [masculine] (Spanish), ánimo [masculine] (Spanish), disposición [feminine] (Spanish), -moral [common-gender] (Swedish), stridsmoral [common-gender] (Swedish), arbetsmoral [common-gender] (Swedish), katatagang-loob (Tagalog), дух (dux) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мора́льний дух (morálʹnyj dux) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tinh thần (Vietnamese), morâl [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "text": "Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.",
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          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "roman": "dux",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "word": "дух"
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          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "word": "мара́льны дух"
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          "roman": "duh",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "word": "дух"
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "morálno sǎstojánie",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "мора́лно състоя́ние"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "morálen duh",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "士氣"
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "si⁶ hei³",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "士气"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "士氣"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shìqì",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "士气"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xìnxīn",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "信心"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "morálka"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "word": "moreel"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "moraali"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "moral"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "ánimo"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "disposición"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moral"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "azo"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "folgo"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Moral"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ithikó",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ηθικό"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "frónima",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "φρόνημα"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "morál",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מוֹרָל"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "rúakh krav",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "רוח קרב"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "korsa"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "daya juang"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "moral"
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meanma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "misneach"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "sprid"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "morale"
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          "alt": "しき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shiki",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "士気"
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          "alt": "士氣",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sagi",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "사기"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ruhiyye",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "روحیه"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "morale"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "ânimo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "disposição"
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          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "word": "moral"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dux",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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          "word": "дух"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bojevój dux",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "боево́й дух"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nastrój",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "настро́й"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "morálʹnoje sostojánije",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "мора́льное состоя́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "morálʹnyj dux",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "мора́льный дух"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "meanmna"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
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        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spiorad"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "smior"
        },
        {
          "code": "shn",
          "lang": "Shan",
          "roman": "héng tsǎue",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "ႁႅင်းၸႂ်"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "morálka"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "entusiasmo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ánimo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "disposición"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "-moral"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "stridsmoral"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "arbetsmoral"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "katatagang-loob"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dux",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "дух"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "morálʹnyj dux",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мора́льний дух"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "word": "tinh thần"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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        }
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        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
        "Terms with Shan translations",
        "Terms with Slovak translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations"
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          "text": "Morale is an important quality in soldiers. With good morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.",
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          "ref": "2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 2012-11-02:",
          "text": "Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rūḥ maʕnawiyya",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "رُوح مَعْنَوِيَّة"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "baroyahogebanakan vičak",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "բարոյահոգեբանական վիճակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "marálʹny dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мара́льны дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "duh",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "morálno sǎstojánie",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мора́лно състоя́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "morálen duh",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мора́лен дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "士氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "si⁶ hei³",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "士气"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "士氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìqì",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "士气"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìnxīn",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "信心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morálka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "moreel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "moraali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "ánimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disposición"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "folgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ithikó",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ηθικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "frónima",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φρόνημα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "morál",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מוֹרָל"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "rúakh krav",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "רוח קרב"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "korsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "daya juang"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meanma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sprid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shiki",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "士気"
    },
    {
      "alt": "士氣",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sagi",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "사기"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "animus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ruhiyye",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "روحیه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "morale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "ânimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "disposição"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bojevój dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "боево́й дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nastrój",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "настро́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹnoje sostojánije",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мора́льное состоя́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morálʹnyj dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мора́льный дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meanmna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "misneachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spiorad"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smior"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "héng tsǎue",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "ႁႅင်းၸႂ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morálka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "entusiasmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ánimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disposición"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "-moral"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stridsmoral"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arbetsmoral"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "katatagang-loob"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "morálʹnyj dux",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мора́льний дух"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "word": "tinh thần"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morâl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "morale"
}

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