mores
noun/ˈmɔreɪz/
Frequency rank: #15,449 most common English word
Meaning
the accepted customs, values, and moral norms that guide behavior within a society or group.
Example sentence
Children gradually absorb the mores of their society through family, school, and daily experience.
Synonyms & related words
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 15,401–15,500
- mantaa large, flat marine ray with wing-like pectoral fins, known for its graceful swimming.
- marquessA British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke.
- matineeA daytime performance of a play, film, or other show, usually held in the afternoon.
- mercurialSubject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
- millionthThe ordinal number equal to one million in a series; constituting number one million in a sequence.
- outpouringa large amount of something that comes out suddenly and freely, such as emotion or aid.
- overreactto respond to something with more emotion or force than is necessary.
- parsonA parish priest or clergyman, especially one in charge of a parish.
- peregrineforeign, migratory, or wandering; also used as the name of a fast-flying falcon species.
- personificationthe act of representing an abstract quality or thing as a human being, or a perfect example of a quality.