Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moral of the story

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
moral of the s-to-ry
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moral, story; the ethical lesson to be learned from a fictional tale.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

morals of the story (plural) morals of the stories (plural)

Synonyms

essence quintessence thrust bowels sum brass tacks core crux gist drift guts gravamen

Questions

What does moral of the story mean?
The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.

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