EGAVE

rectitude

About 0.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  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.

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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