noun
rightness
Rightness (noun) means the quality of being correct.
noun
1
The quality of being correct.
2
Something that is correct, as a result of being right.
3
The state of being on the right side, or heading in that direction.
"I think we are inclined to think the leftness and rightness can be represented because there is a word in our language that means left, and another that means right, and we understand those words."
— Robert Cummins, Representations (1996)
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Etymology
Traces to Middle English rightnesse, riȝtnesse, rihtnesse, from Old English rihtnes, rehtnis, from Proto-West Germanic *rehtanassī ("rightness, justice"), equivalent to right plus -ness. It is cognate with West Frisian rjochtens ("rightness"), Middle Dutch rechtenesse ("rightness, justification") and Old High German rehtnissa ("justice").
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What is the meaning of rightness?
"rightness" (noun) means the quality of being correct.
What is another word for rightness?
Other words for "rightness" include correctness, appropriateness, nicety, justness.
What is the opposite of rightness?
The opposite of "rightness" is wrongness.
What are the different meanings of rightness?
"rightness" has 3 main meanings: 1. The quality of being correct; 2. Something that is correct, as a result of being right; 3. The state of being on the right side, or heading in that direction.
