# mores

Pronunciation: US say "MOR-ayz" /ˈmoɹeɪz/; UK say "MAW-rayz" /ˈmɔːɹeɪz/

## Noun

1. Moral norms and customs that a community follows by common acceptance rather than by any written law.
   - Simple: The unwritten rules about right and wrong that a group quietly expects everyone to follow.
   - _Marrying outside the faith violated the deepest mores of the village._
   - _Travelers who ignore local mores often give offense without realizing it._
2. Plural of more. In old or dialect use, a more is a root or a plant. — plural of more (pronounced: US say "MORZ" /mɔɹz/; UK say "MAWZ" /mɔːz/)
   - Simple: Plural of more. In old or local speech, a more is a root or a plant.

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "MORZ" /mɔɹz/; UK say "MAWZ" /mɔːz/

3. Third-person singular simple present of more. — third-person singular simple present indicative of more
   - Simple: The form of more used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

## Origin

From Latin mōrēs ("ways, character, morals"), the plural of mōs. It is a doublet of moeurs.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mores (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).