Words / B1

m-uh-RAL-uh-tee/məˈræləti/

Morality is beliefs about right and wrong (often uncountable). Moral is the adjective. Ethics is a close twin, often more professional. Hiring: public morality arguments do not replace the Equality Act.

Meaning

Beliefs about what is right and wrong (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Public morality arguments do not replace the Equality Act in hiring.”
• “A module on medical morality is not the same as the GMC code, but they overlap.”

Good to know

Often uncountable. Adjective: moral. Close: ethics. Law / RS / HR. Countable for systems (a morality) — rarer in B1 news.

Near in meaning

ethics

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