rectitude
About 0.62 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- 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.
Similar words
uprightness thoroughness honesty fairness stringency rigor righteousness rigour discipline disciplinary
Often followed by
of and in is or which to that was
Word family
rectitudes
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