morals

2 definitions • 6 examples

standards for good or bad character and behaviour:

public/private morals

old-fashioned disapproving a person of loose morals (= whose character or sexual behaviour is considered unacceptable)

The protagonist of this novel is a politician with dubious morals and ferocious ambition.

The book was banned because of its subject matter and questionable morals.

It was widely regarded as a place of lax morals.

standards for good or bad character and behavior:

a man of low morals