en moral

Meaning (in English)

moral refers to morality/ethical standards—ideas about what is right and wrong—or something that is morally good or acceptable.

Common uses:

• moralen = morale / moral spirit (group spirit, willingness, confidence), especially in expressions like hög/låg moral.
• moral (as a concept) = morality, ethics (less common than moralitet in some contexts, but still used).

Multiple meanings

1. Morality / ethical principles

   • Moral handlar om rätt och fel.
     “Morality is about right and wrong.”

2. Morale (spirit, confidence, fighting spirit)

   • Lagets moral var låg efter förlusten.
     “The team’s morale was low after the loss.”

Word parts

• moral is a loanword (from Latin/French via other European languages).
  It is not typically analyzed into productive Swedish parts.

Swedish synonyms

For “morality/ethics”:

• etik
• moralitet
• sedlighet (more formal/older)
• normer (context-dependent)

For “morale” (spirit):

• stridsmoral
• kampvilja
• mod
• framtidstro (sometimes)

Swedish antonyms (if applicable)

For “morality/ethical goodness”:

• omoral
• omoraliskhet
• osedlighet (more formal/older)

For “morale” (spirit):

• missmod
• uppgivenhet
• modlöshet