moralitycharacter or virtue; concern with the distinction between good and evil or right conduct; the right principles of human conduct: morality lessonsNot to be confused with:mortality ? the quality or state of being mortal; death rate; the ratio of deaths in a given area to the population of that area: mortality figuresAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreemo·ral·i·ty (m?-r?l??-t?, mô-)n. pl. mo·ral·i·ties 1. The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct: questioned the morality of my actions.2. A system or collection of ideas of right and wrong conduct: religious morality; Christian morality.3. Virtuous conduct: commended his morality.4. A rule or lesson in moral conduct: sermons noted for their moralities.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.morality (m??ræl?t?) n, pl -ties1. the quality of being moral2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct3. (Philosophy) a system of moral principles4. (Education) an instruction or lesson in morals5. (Theatre) short for morality playCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014mo?ral?i?ty (m??ræl ? ti, m?-) n., pl. -ties for 4?6. 1. conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct. 2. moral quality or character. 3. virtue in sexual matters; chastity. 4. a doctrine or system of morals. 5. moral instruction; a moral lesson, precept, discourse, or utterance. 6. morality play. [1350?1400; Middle English moralite See Also: BELIEFS, VIRTUEMoral (/m?r?l/) can be an adjective, a count noun, or a plural noun.When you use it as an adjective, it means ‘relating to right and wrong behaviour’.The moral of a story is what it teaches you about how you should or should not behave.Morals are principles of behaviour.Morality (/m?ræl?ti/) is the idea that some forms of behaviour are right and others are wrong.Your morale (/m?r??l/) is the amount of confidence you have when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation.