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The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.
Jane Addams

Meaning of "immorality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMORALITY

immorality  [ˌɪməˈrælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMORALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immorality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMMORALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Immorality

The word "immoral" is normally used to describe persons or actions. In a broader sense it can be applied to groups or corporate bodies, beliefs, religions, and works of art. To say that some act is immoral is to say that violates some moral laws, norms or standards.

Definition of immorality in the English dictionary

The first definition of immorality in the dictionary is the quality, character, or state of being immoral. Other definition of immorality is immoral behaviour, esp in sexual matters; licentiousness; profligacy or promiscuity. Immorality is also an immoral act.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMORALITY


amorality
ˌeɪməˈrælɪtɪ
balmorality
ˌbælməˈrælɪtɪ
chirality
kaɪˈrælɪtɪ
collaterality
kəlætəˈrælɪtɪ
corporality
ˌkɔːpəˈrælɪtɪ
generality
ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪtɪ
gutturality
ˌɡʌtəˈrælɪtɪ
laterality
ˌlætəˈrælɪtɪ
liberality
ˌlɪbəˈrælɪtɪ
literality
ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ
literalness
ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ
morality
məˈrælɪtɪ
orality
ɔːˈrælɪtɪ
peripherality
pəˌrɪfəˈrælɪtɪ
plurality
plʊəˈrælɪtɪ
preternaturality
ˌpriːtəˌnætʃəˈrælɪtɪ
rurality
rʊəˈrælɪtɪ
spirality
spaɪəˈrælɪtɪ
temporality
ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ
unmorality
ˌʌnməˈrælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMORALITY

immodestly
immodesty
immolate
immolation
immolator
immoral
immoral earnings
immoralist
immoralities
immorally
immortal
immortalisation
immortaliser
immortality
immortalization
immortalize
immortalizer
immortally
Immortals
immortelle

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMORALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
reality
sexuality
speciality
spirituality

Synonyms and antonyms of immorality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMMORALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «immorality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of immorality

Translation of «immorality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMORALITY

Find out the translation of immorality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immorality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immorality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不道德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmoralidad
570 millions of speakers

English

immorality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनैतिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفجور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безнравственность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imoralidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যভিচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immoralité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bermoral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unmoral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不道徳
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부도덕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laku jina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồi phong bại tục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுக்கக்கேடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनैतिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahlaksızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immoralità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niemoralność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аморальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imoralitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανηθικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsedelikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omoral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umoral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immorality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMORALITY»

The term «immorality» is regularly used and occupies the 59.446 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMORALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «immorality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «immorality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immorality

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMMORALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word immorality.
1
Jane Addams
The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.
2
Jean Anouilh
The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.
3
Malcolm Bradbury
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
4
Dinesh D'Souza
This point seems counter-intuitive, given the amount of conspicuous vulgarity, vice, and immorality in America. Indeed some Islamic fundamentalists argue that their regimes are morally superior to the United States because they seek to foster virtue among the citizens.
5
Kevin DeYoung
As a pastor, I addressed the sorts of issues I see people struggling with most and the issues talked about most directly and most frequently in the New Testament. That leads us to recurring concerns with sexual immorality, relational sins, and vices associated with the breaking of the Ten Commandments.
6
Gustave Flaubert
Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion.
7
Wilhelm von Humboldt
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.
8
Warren Jeffs
And it is to rock the soul and lead the person to immorality, corruption - to forget their prayers, to forget their God. And thus the world has partaken of the spirit of the Negro race, accepting their ways.
9
Fran Kranz
I wanted to be an actor from a young age, but actually becoming one and seen the ugly side of the world does feel different and sometimes unwelcome. There are shallow, vapid, untalented people zombieing the streets of Hollywood, adding decadence and immorality to an already extravagant business.
10
Judith Martin
Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMORALITY»

Discover the use of immorality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immorality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome
This book is concerned not with the question of how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality.
Catharine Edwards, 2002
2
The Immorality of Punishment
In The Immorality of Punishment, Michael Zimmerman argues not merely that our current practice of punishment is deplorable but that legal punishment itself is wrong, no matter its form.
Michael J. Zimmerman, 2011
3
Measuring Immorality: Social Inquiry and the Problem of ...
This book examines the process by which social science transforms a biological event - a birth - into a social and moral problem.
Gail Reekie, 1998
4
Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in ...
This book explores the four-year interval between 1930 and 1934, a time when censorship was lax and Hollywood made the most of it.
Thomas Patrick Doherty, 2013
5
The Immorality Engine
Bainbridge and Veronica fear someone is committing copycat crimes, but Newbury is not sure. Somehow, the details are too perfect for it to be the work of a copycat. But how can a dead man commit a crime?
George Mann, 2011
6
An Eye for an Eye: The Immorality of Punishing by Death
The death penalty issue has become the epitome of the unresolvable issue, the question which people answer on the basis of gut reactions rather than logical arguments. In the second edition of An Eye for an Eye?
Stephen Nathanson, 2001
7
Immorality of modern dances
The editors of this manual single out round dances, specifically waltzes, as immoral. To fortify the argument, the book contains testimonials from Catholic and Protestant church representatives.
Immorality, Beryl, 1904
8
Cato to Lord Byron on the Immorality of his Writings
George Burges, Cato (pseud.) must admit. For my own part, I have not, I confess, been a regular peruser of your works. I have neither thought well enough of them, nor of your motives, so far as they could be discovered, in giving them to the ...
George Burges, Cato (pseud.), 1824
9
The Immorality of Limiting Growth
They call for a transformed society in which productivity, pollution, and population growth are strictly controlled. This volume emphatically challenges the no-growth viewpoint on both philosophical and empirical grounds.
Edward Walter, 1981
10
Playing with Reality: The Immorality of Immortality
What was I supposed to do?And with the thirst growing stronger and more irresistible by the day, life - or should I say 'death' - was becoming a nightmare.Through Felix's eyes, Playing with Reality opens your own to discover how wonderful ...
Molly Looby, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMORALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immorality is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guest Post: The Immorality of Fox Hunting | Practical Ethics
Guest Post: The Immorality of Fox Hunting. Published July 17, 2015 | By admin. Catia Faria, PhD Candidate Department of Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. «Practical Ethics, Jul 15»
2
New Kensington-Arnold School District appeals fired teacher's …
The school board fired Melnick in May 2014 for “immorality” and the New Kensington-Arnold Education Association, the district's teachers union ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
3
Articles: The United States is a Dying Country - American Thinker
The underlying cause of so much death and destruction over the past century is threefold: immorality, despotism and radical ideology. «American Thinker, Jul 15»
4
Clergy View - JG-TC.com
Paul is appalled to hear report of sexual immorality occurring in the church (1 Corinthians 5:1). Dear church, address the sexual immorality ... «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
5
Why Muslim nations shouldn't make the Ramadan fast a matter of …
Such initiatives are not a campaign to spread “debauchery” and “immorality,” but seek to protect the freedom of everyone, even the pious. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
6
Matot: Two Paths to Purity - Judaism - Arutz Sheva
Given the rampant level of violence and immorality that have become so entrenched among the human race, the world certainly deserves to ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
7
8 Things Christians Want You to Know | Sojourners
In fact, we're painfully aware of our immorality, failures, and insufficiencies. 6. We Have More Questions Than Answers. Christians often appear ... «Sojourners, Jul 15»
8
In Plain Language: Nine days in Av - Opinion - Jerusalem Post
... tractate Yoma: “The first Holy Temple was destroyed [by Babylonia] because the people committed acts of violence, immorality and idolatry. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
9
Views from the Pews: The love of God – a defining moment …
He guided people away from immorality and godlessness by making the love of God more attractive. St Philip Neri soon gathered a group of ... «Pocklington Post, Jul 15»
10
The Days of Lot - Lamar Ledger
... Sodom to see if it lives up to its reputation, and if it does, they are going to destroy it and the cities in the area for their gross immorality. «Lamar Ledger, Jul 15»

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