Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immoral

/ɪˈmɔɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: im-moral
IPA: /ɪˈmɔɹəl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)

Example Sentences

"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."
"Lessons from history remind us that immoral societies don’t last very long and that the saying, “Good will be rewarded and evil will incur punishment” is a truism, reminding us of the proper way to behave—for our own benefit and that of others."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- 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 mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral English immoral From im- + moral.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈmɔɹəl/
British English: /ɪˈmɒɹəl/

Inflected Forms

more immoral (comparative) most immoral (superlative)

Derived Forms

immoralism immoralist immoralistic immoralize immorally

Frequently Paired Words

inhumane inequitable unfair despicable amoral unethical illegal

Synonyms

aberrant corrupt corrupted depraved lost dirty-handed dissolute effete errant questionable indecent indecorous

Antonyms

moral pure righteous decent modest proper seemly virtuous

Rhymes With

moral oral coral floral laurel quarrel choral aural amoral balmoral sorrel morell

Questions

How do you pronounce immoral?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmɔɹəl/.
What does immoral mean?: Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)
Where does immoral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- 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 mōrālis Old French moralbor. Middle English moral English moral English immoral From im- + moral.

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