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# morality

noun (no plural)

«morality» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Morality is knowing what is right and wrong, and a set of rules about how people should behave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morality/#m1)

### In the lessons

the good behaviour a tale teaches, shown by which characters are rewarded or punished

### Examples

- Stories can teach morality to young children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morality/#x1)
- The fairy tale has a clear morality: be honest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morality/#x2)
- Homer's gods have little morality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morality/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «morality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/morality/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«morality» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/morality.html) on Mova free.