The difference between Moral and Ugly

When used as nouns, moral means the ethical significance or practical lesson, whereas ugly means ugliness.

When used as adjectives, moral means of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour, whereas ugly means displeasing to the eye.

Ugly is also verb with the meaning: to make ugly (sometimes with up).

check bellow for the other definitions of Moral and Ugly

  1. Moral as an adjective:

    Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

    Examples:

    "'moral judgments; a moral poem"

  2. Moral as an adjective:

    Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment.

    Examples:

    "a moral obligation"

  3. Moral as an adjective:

    Capable of right and wrong action.

    Examples:

    "a moral agent"

  4. Moral as an adjective:

    Probable but not proved.

    Examples:

    "a moral certainty"

  5. Moral as an adjective:

    Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

    Examples:

    "a moral victory; moral support"

  1. Moral as a noun (of a narrative):

    The ethical significance or practical lesson.

    Examples:

    "The moral of w The Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people won't believe you when you tell the truth."

  2. Moral as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

    Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

    Examples:

    "a candidate with strong morals'"

  3. Moral as a noun (obsolete):

    A morality play.

  1. Ugly as an adjective:

    Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.

  2. Ugly as an adjective:

    Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.

  3. Ugly as an adjective:

    Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.

    Examples:

    "He played an ugly trick on us."

  4. Ugly as an adjective:

    Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.

    Examples:

    "an ugly temper; to feel ugly'"

  5. Ugly as an adjective:

    Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.

    Examples:

    "an ugly rumour; an ugly customer; an ugly wound"

    "With all this competition, expect things to get ugly."

  1. Ugly as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Ugliness.

  2. Ugly as a noun (slang):

    An ugly person or thing.

  3. Ugly as a noun (UK, informal, dated):

    A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Charles Kingsley"

  1. Ugly as a verb (transitive, nonstandard):

    To make ugly (sometimes with up).

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