rectitude (redirected from rectitudes)

rec·ti·tude  (rkt-td, -tyd)

n.

1. Moral uprightness; righteousness.

2. The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.

3. The quality of being straight.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rctitd, from Latin rctus, straight; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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recti·tudi·nous adj.

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rectitude [ˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd]

n

1. moral or religious correctness

2. correctness of judgment

[from Late Latin rectitūdō, from Latin rectus right, straight, from regere to rule]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rectitude - righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest uprightness righteousness - adhering to moral principles

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rectitude

noun

1. morality, principle, honour, virtue, decency, justice, equity, integrity, goodness, honesty, correctness, righteousness, probity, incorruptibility, scrupulousness, uprightness people of the utmost rectitude
morality corruption, dishonesty, immorality, dishonour, baseness, scandalousness

2. correctness, justice, accuracy, precision, verity, rightness, soundness, exactness Has the rectitude of this principle ever been formally contested?

Translations

rectitude [ˈrektɪtjuːd] N (frm) → rectitud f

rectitude

n → Rechtschaffenheit f

rectitude [ˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd] n (frm) → rettitudine f