Moral vs Ungentlemanly - What's the difference?
moral | ungentlemanly |
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
* Nathaniel Hawthorne
Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.
* Sir M. Hale
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Capable of right and wrong action.
Probable but not proved.
Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.
(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
* Macaulay
Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
(obsolete) A morality play.
Not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman; impolite, unchivalrous, or indecent.
:My grandmother thought it was ungentlemanly of my boyfriend to suggest that we split the bill for dinner.
As adjectives the difference between moral and ungentlemanly
is that moral is of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour while ungentlemanly is not gentlemanly; not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman; impolite, unchivalrous, or indecent.As a noun moral
is (of a narrative) the ethical significance or practical lesson.moral
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Adjective
(en adjective)- She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness.
- the wiser and more moral part of mankind
Synonyms
* (conforming to a standard of right behaviour) ethical, incorruptible, noble, righteous, virtuous * (probable but not proved) virtualAntonyms
* immoral, amoral, non-moral, unmoralDerived terms
* moral compass * moral high ground * moral minimumNoun
(en noun)- The moral of the (The Boy Who Cried Wolf) is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
- We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy is one into which no moral enters.