morale
The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of…The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task.
» Tom has no morals.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The mental and emotional state of a person or group, especially their level of confidence, enthusiasm, and loyalty with regard to a function or task.
After the layoffs, morale was at an all time low; the staff were so dispirited nothing was getting done.
Morale is an important quality in soldiers. With good morale they'll charge into a hail of bullets; without it they won't even cross a street.
Moral
духdux, боево́й духbojevój dux, настро́йnastrój
духdux, мора́льний духmorálʹnyj dux
- a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
- the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
Examples
52 sentencesTom has no morals.
It's good for morale.
Our morale is low.
Our morale was down.
Our morale is high.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French morale.Borrowed from French morale.
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Forms
plural: moralesSynonyms
2 synonyms- the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed:esprit de corpsteam spirit
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable