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Amoral Moral Adjective B Noun Amor·Al ˌ)A ˈmär \\ 

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
amor·al
 \\(ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär-\\ adjective
 DATE  1779
1.
  a. being neither moral nor immoral; specifically : lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply
      science as such is completely amoral — W. S. Thompson
  b. lacking moral sensibility
      infants are amoral
2. being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals
    amoral customs
• amor·al·ism  \\-ə-ˌli-zəm\\ noun
• amo·ral·i·ty  \\ˌā-mə-ˈra-lə-tē, ˌa-, -(ˌ)mȯ-\\ noun
• amor·al·ly  \\ˌā-ˈmȯr-ə-lē, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär-\\ adverb
English Etymology
amoral
  "ethically indifferent," a hybrid formed from Gk. priv. prefix a- "not" + moral (q.v.), which is derived from Latin. First used by Robert Louis Stephenson (1850-1894) as a differentiation from immoral.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
amoral
amoral 7ei5mCrElNAmE -5mC:r--5mB:r- / adjective   not following any moral rules and not caring about right and wrong
   不分是非的;不遵守道德准则的
 compare 
immoral
 , 
moral
 
 amor·al·ity 7eimE5rAlEti / noun [U] 
OLT
amoral adj.
⇨ corrupt
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
amor·al
\(ˈ)ā|-, (ˈ)a|-\ adjective
Etymology: a- (II) + moral
1. 
 a. : neither moral nor immoral : 
nonmoral
specifically : outside the bounds of that to which moral distinctions or judgments apply
  < science as such is completely amoral — W.S.Thompson >
 b. : without moral sensibility
  < infants are amoral >
2. 
 a. : outside or beyond the moral order or any specific traditional code of morals
  amoral customs >
 b. : ethically neutral : not entailing moral norms or ideals
  amoral metaethical statements >
3. : refraining from making value judgments : 
objective

 < an amoral historian >
• amor·al·ly adverb

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