morale
/məˈɹæl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "After the layoffs, morale was at an all time low; the staff were so dispirited nothing was getting done."
- "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."
- "A morale-boosting exercise"
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mōrālislbor. French moralebor. English morale Borrowed from French morale.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /məˈɹæl/
- British English: /məˈɹɑːl/