Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral.
- adj. Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Devoid of moral quality; neither moral nor immoral; non-moral.
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Examples
“Would-be oppressors have historically recruited whatever argument (s) are at hand to justify atrocity, whether based on the in-group's supposed superiority, the victim's supposed moral failings, supposed divine preferences, or plain amoral arbitrariness.”
Dochia On Analytical Egalitarianism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“That someone who could easily be amoral is portrayed with dimension is fantastic.”
“Because, Tremain thought, I'm a mercenary thug who used the word amoral?”
A Maiden's Grave
“Those may be the most corrupt of all, since their expedient "make no waves" mentality was at the very least amoral, which is another way of saying immoral.”
“By the way, as an Episcopalian I rather resent being called amoral for sharing in the happiness of various gay friends and relations.”
“The bashing is absurdly unfair as shown by, among other things, the fact that the critics of the so-called amoral policies of Bush have been silent when Obama says he will embrace the amoral realism practiced by previous Administrations.”
Obama says George Bush is "a good guy," "a good man," and "a good person."
“I can't believe she's calling the amoral Micheal Fumento a public intellectual:”
“In literature, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina was called amoral, with many other works of the Russian novelists and playwrights; and the list of English playwrights who have been charged with a lack of any moral sense goes all the way from the Restoration to Oscar Wilde and Bernard Shaw.”
“That's what's known as amoral -- having no moral values, either good or bad.”
“Any such arguments are completely utilitarian (aka amoral).”
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bilby "The most sinister aspect of the chatty amoral style of the professional persuaders, is that when they are forced to refer to the helpless, psycho-analysed, dopey buyer of anything that is sold right by a pronoun, that pronoun is usually she.
A habit-forming drug is a perfect commodity, and heroin, of which very few doses are enough to ensure the need for a regular, escalating consumption, is the paragon. In the New York subways one may see beautifully designed, five-foot-high posters showing, in four colours, back lit and immaculately photographed, all the beautiful drugs one may buy in a school playground. And above or below, that infallible sales gimmick, 'Don't'."
- 'Body Odour And The Persuaders', Germaine Greer in Sunday Times, 1971. Apr 2, 2008