immorality

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪməˈræləti/ UK /ˌɪməˈrælɪti/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the quality of being wicked or violating moral principles

The novel was condemned for its supposed immorality.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being wicked... wickedness vice depravity sin corruption iniquity

Opposites

morality virtue goodness righteousness

Word family

Related forms immoral moral moralityamoral

Etymology

From immoral (from Latin in- 'not' + moralis, from mos, mores 'custom, manners') + the noun suffix -ity.

moralis Latin mos Old English

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# immorality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌɪməˈræləti
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪməˈrælɪti

## Meanings
1. the quality of being wicked or violating moral principles

## Examples
- The novel was condemned for its supposed immorality.

## Synonyms
- wickedness
- vice
- depravity
- sin
- corruption
- iniquity

## Antonyms
- morality
- virtue
- goodness
- righteousness

## Related Forms
- immoral
- moral
- morality
- amoral

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: moralis
- Root: mos

## Etymology
From immoral (from Latin in- 'not' + moralis, from mos, mores 'custom, manners') + the noun suffix -ity.

## AI Etymology
immorality comes from immoral (from Latin in- 'not' + moralis, from mos, mores 'custom, manners') + the noun suffix -ity. Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of being wicked or violating moral principles", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as immoral, moral, morality, and amoral. Its semantic neighborhood includes wickedness, vice, depravity, and sin, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin moralis and Latin mos.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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