different between immoral vs perverse

English

Etymology

From im- +? moral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m?r?l/
• Rhymes: -?r?l

Adjective

immoral (comparative more immoral, superlative most immoral)

1. Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.

   Synonyms: wicked, unjust, dishonest, vicious, licentious, unethical, corrupt, unscrupulous, wrong, unrighteous

   Antonyms: moral, pure, righteous

Usage notes

• Said of people, deeds, groups, traditions, or practices.

Related terms

• amoral

Translations

Further reading

• immoral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• immoral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From im- +? moral.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.mo??al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.mu??al/

Adjective

immoral (masculine and feminine plural immorals)

1. immoral

   Antonym: moral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “immoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “immoral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “immoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “immoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From im- +? moral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.m?.?al/

Adjective

immoral (feminine singular immorale, masculine plural immoraux, feminine plural immorales)

1. immoral

   Antonym: moral

Related terms

Descendants

• Russian: ???????????????? (beznrávstvennyj) (calque)

Further reading

• “immoral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Old French pervers, from Latin perversum, past participle of pervertere > per- 'thoroughly' + vertere 'to turn'. So, "thoroughly turned".

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??v?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??v??s/
• Hyphenation: per?verse
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Adjective

perverse (comparative more perverse or perverser, superlative most perverse or perversest)

1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.

   •     I felt most alive when I felt most perverse. At college, sleeping with boys had a perverse quality. I slept with a boy friend of one of my girl friends, and I was proud of it. I bragged about it because I had done something perverse. Another time, I slept with a man, fat and ugly, who paid me for it. I was very proud. I felt I had the ability to do something different.

2. Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
3. (law, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.

Antonyms

• docile
• innocent

Derived terms

• perversely
• perverseness
• perversity

Translations

Anagrams

• persever, preserve

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

perverse

1. Inflected form of pervers

French

Adjective

perverse

1. feminine singular of pervers

Anagrams

• préserve, préservé

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

perverse

1. inflection of pervers:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

perverse

1. feminine plural of perverso

Latin

Participle

perverse

1. vocative masculine singular of perversus

References

• perverse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• perverse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perverse in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette