French word

morale

Pronunciation

IPA/moʁal/

Meaning

  • feminine nounspirits

Example

La morale de l'équipe est très bonne aujourd'hui.

The team's spirits are very high today.

Illustration for morale (spirits)

More examples

Après la défaite, la morale de l'équipe a chuté.

After the defeat, the team's morale fell.

Core concept

A person or team with its confidence gathered into forward-moving energy.

Common phrases

  • la morale de l'équipe

    team morale

  • la morale au plus bas

    morale at its lowest

  • remonter la morale

    boost morale

Similar words

motivation: An inner drive to accomplish something.
esprit: A sense of camaraderie and unity within a group.
enthousiasme: Strong interest in and eagerness for something.
confiance: A belief in one's own abilities, others' abilities, or the likely outcome.

Definition in French

État d'esprit d'une personne ou d'un groupe qui favorise la confiance et la volonté d'agir.

Word origin

French formed morale from the adjective moral, which goes back to Latin moralis, and extended the idea of moral condition to a person's or group's state of mind.

Usage tips

  • The common expressions are avoir le moral for being in good spirits and remonter le moral for restoring someone's spirits, while la morale often concerns ethics.

Opposites

  • démoralisationdemoralizationnoun
  • abattementdejectionnoun

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