oughtness
oughtness · oughtnesses
In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatoryIn ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.
(countable, rare, uncountable)The state or characteristic of something's being as it ought to be; rightness.
(countable, rare, uncountable)The obligatoriness of future actions or future states of affairs which are morally worthy of being produced through human effort.
Forms
plural: oughtnesses| Singular | oughtness |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable