mores C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈmɔreɪz/ UK /ˈmɔːreɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the customs and moral conventions of a community Travelers should respect the social mores of the countries they visit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the customs and moral... customsconventionsnormstraditionsetiquette Word family Related forms moralmorality Etymology AI details Borrowed directly from Latin mōrēs, plural of mōs ('custom, usage, manner'); introduced into English sociology in the early 20th century by W. G. Sumner. mōrēs Latin mōs Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mores **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɔreɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɔːreɪz/ ## Meanings 1. the customs and moral conventions of a community ## Examples - Travelers should respect the social mores of the countries they visit. ## Synonyms - customs - conventions - norms - traditions - etiquette ## Related Forms - moral - morality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mōrēs - Root: mōs ## Etymology Borrowed directly from Latin mōrēs, plural of mōs ('custom, usage, manner'); introduced into English sociology in the early 20th century by W. G. Sumner. ## AI Etymology Mores was borrowed directly from Latin mōrēs, plural of mōs ('custom, usage, manner'); introduced into English sociology in the early 20th century by W. G. Sumner. The etymological trail includes Latin mōrēs, Latin mōs. The same word family includes moral, morality. Its current noun use means "the customs and moral conventions of a community". ## Topics - People & Society markdown