Main Entry: amor·al

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)ā-ˈmȯr-əl, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1779

1 a : being neither moral nor immoral; specifically : lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply <science as such is completely amoral — W. S. Thompson> b : lacking moral sensibility <infants are amoral>
2 : being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of morals <amoral customs>

— amor·al·ism \-ə-ˌli-zəm\ noun

— amo·ral·i·ty \ˌā-mə-ˈra-lə-tē, ˌa-, -(ˌ)mȯ-\ noun

— amor·al·ly \ˌā-ˈmȯr-ə-lē, (ˌ)a-, -ˈmär-\ adverb