amor·al\(ˈ)ā|-, (ˈ)a|-\
adjectiveEtymology: a- (II)
+ moral1. 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