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Meaning of morale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
məˈɹɑːl

Definitions

  1. The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
    countable, uncountable
  2. moral (relating to right and wrong)
  3. moral (conforming to a standard of right behaviour)
  4. morals, standard (modes of conduct)
  5. morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
  6. mulberry tree

Equivalents

Беларуская дух
Български дух
Bosanski moral дух
Čeština morálka
Cymraeg morâl
Dansk moral
Deutsch Moral
Ελληνικά ηθικό φρόνημα
فارسی روحیه
Français moral Morale morale
Gàidhlig meanmna misneachd smior spiorad
Galego ánimo azo folgo moral
עברית רוח קרב
Hrvatski moral дух
Bahasa Indonesia jiwa korsa kesetiakawanan korsa moral
Italiano morale morale
日本語 モラル 士気
한국어 사기
Kurdî azo moral
Latina animus
Nederlands moreel
Polski morale
Slovenčina morálka
Српски moral дух
Svenska moral
ไทย ขวัญ
Türkçe maneviyat moral
Українська дух
Tiếng Việt tinh thần

Examples

“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.”
“A morale-boosting exercise”
“Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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