Amoral
/eɪˈmɔːrəl/noun
Lacking a sense of moral standards or indifference to morality.
Did you know?The prefix a- comes from Greek and means “not” or “without,” so amoral is one of those words whose power comes from absence, not evil.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
a-
“a privative prefix meaning “not, without””
Late Latin
Latin
moralis
“relating to character, proper behavior, or custom”
18th Century
English
amoral
“not concerned with morality; outside moral judgment”
Modern English
English
amoral
“lacking moral sense or indifferent to morality”