# morality

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈɹælɪti/ · frequency rank #8,830

## Definitions
1. Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
2. A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct.
3. A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not.
4. A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.
5. A morality play.
6. Moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which studies the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.
7. A particular theory concerning the grounds and nature of rightness, wrongness, good, and evil.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman moralité, Middle French moralité, from Late Latin mōrālitās (“manner, characteristic, character”), from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”), from mōs (“manner, custom”). equivalent to moral + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **morally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morality-vs-morally)
- **motility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morality-vs-motility)
- **mortality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morality-vs-mortality)
- **mobility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-morality)
- **modality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modality-vs-morality)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmorality`, `moarlity`, `morailty`, `moralitty`, `moralityy`, `moraliyt`, `morallity`, `moraltiy`, `morlaity`, `morrality`, `mroality`, `omrality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/morality