Definitions for morale
məˈrælmorale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moralenoun

   a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

2. esprit de corps, morale, team spiritnoun

   the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

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1. moralenoun

   The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

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1. Morale

   Morale, also known as esprit de corps (French pronunciation: ​[ɛspʀi də kɔʀ]), is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship. Morale is often referenced by authority figures as a generic value judgment of the willpower, obedience, and self-discipline of a group tasked with performing duties assigned by a superior. According to Alexander H. Leighton, "morale is the capacity of a group of people to pull together persistently and consistently in pursuit of a common purpose". Morale is important in the military, because it improves unit cohesion. With good morale, a force will be less likely to give up or surrender. Morale is usually assessed at a collective, rather than an individual level. In wartime, civilian morale is also important. Esprit de corps is considered to be an important part of a fighting unit.

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1. Moraleadjective

   the moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like

2. Etymology: [F. See Moral, a.]

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1. Morale

   Morale is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship. Morale is often referenced by authority figures as a generic value judgment of the willpower, obedience, and self-discipline of a group tasked with performing duties assigned by a superior. According to Alexander H. Leighton, "morale is the capacity of a group of people to pull together persistently and consistently in pursuit of a common purpose".

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1. Morale

   mo-räl′, n. the state of a person's morals: mental state as regards spirit and confidence, esp. of a body of soldiers, &c. [Fr.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morale

   The prevailing temper or spirit of an individual or group in relation to the tasks or functions which are expected.

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1. Morale

   Moral vs. Morale -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Moral and Morale.

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1. MORALE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Morale is ranked #47107 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Morale surname appeared 451 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Morale.
   
   45.9% or 207 total occurrences were White.
   39% or 176 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   14.1% or 64 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Psychological State
   • Temperament

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'morale' in Nouns Frequency: #3030

How to pronounce morale?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say morale in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of morale in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of morale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of morale in a Sentence

1. Yakhi Hamza:

   It negatively affects the whole process, iSIS uses these defeats for more propaganda and morale boost of their fighters.

2. Roman Osadchuk:

   Attacking morale seems to be really important for the Russian forces.

3. Dennis Farris:

   The city is not as safe as it should be and we don’t have bodies in position, which has a downhill effect, city leadership I don’t think understands that when your cops don’t feel like they’re being supported by their city leaders, there’s no morale.

4. Hassan Karim:

   Being under lockdown feels like Adam Coogle're always on edge, because we're used to going out and seeing people, our morale is a bit low, but we have to acclimate until the situation gets better.

5. Brandon Rees:

   High pay disparities hurt morale no matter where you work, it doesn't matter if you work in the executive suite or on the shop floor, it undermines team cohesion.

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