mœurs

See also: moeurs

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mœʁ/, /mœʁs/

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• Rhymes: -œʁ, -œʁs
• Homophones: meure, meurent, meures, meurs, meurt (without /s/)

Noun

mœurs f pl (plural only)

1. mores, customs

   Synonyms: coutume, coutumes

2. (colloquial) Ellipsis of police des mœurs (“vice police”).

Derived terms

• autre pays, autres mœurs
• autres temps, autres mœurs

Descendants

• → English: moeurs

Further reading

• “mœurs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• morues, remous