morale vs moral
morale
Definitions
noun
- the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
- a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
Examples
Their aim is twofold: to increase productivity and to improve morale by giving employees a feeling of participation in and identification with the company.
This has created a crisis in the armed forces with high desertion rates, poor morale and a sharp drop in military recruitment.
It could be viewed as old-style, Communist pomp and ceremony aimed at boosting the morale and devotion of the people.
moral
Definitions
adjective
- concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
- psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect
noun
- the significance of a story or event
Examples
It avoids a phony moral high ground or fake appeals to the sanctity of multilateralism.
And the moral murder of my child is to be my punishment for daring to turn a deaf ear to the indign passion of a brute!
This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.
