rectitude — 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
rectitude is used for these senses in English:
- rectitude Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.]
- 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
- noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
- noun The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
- noun Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.
uprightness — full definition
- noun The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
- noun The state of being erect or vertical.
- noun The product or result of being upright.