morale
French, noun/mɔ.ʁal/
morale is spelled M-O-R-A-L-E (6 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written French, the 2,670th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morale is a French feminine noun meaning “ethics, morality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of moral. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Science de la séparation du bien et du mal”.
What does morale mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineethics, morality
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of moral
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Science de la séparation du bien et du mal. 2. Ensemble de doctrines, de règles de conduite, de relations sociales qu'une société se donne et qui varient selon la culture, les croyances, les conditions de vie et les besoins de la société. 3. Traité de morale. 4. Leçon morale qui se dégage d'un ouvrage, d'une histoire. Souvent quelques phrases de vers ou de prose qui la résument.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of morale
- morales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morale?
- /mɔ.ʁal/
- \mɔ.ʁal\
- [mɔ.ʁal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morale in French?
morale appears 30 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).