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droiture — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rectitude noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
  • uprightness noun The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.

Senses

droiture is used for these senses in English:

  • rectitude (now, _, rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
  • uprightness (uncountable) The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.

rectitude — full definition

  1. noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
  2. noun The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
  3. noun Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.

uprightness — full definition

  1. noun The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
  2. noun The state of being erect or vertical.
  3. noun The product or result of being upright.

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