uprightness
uprightness · uprightnesses
Redlichkeit, Aufrichtigkeit, Ehrenhaftigkeit, Anständigkeit
The state of being honest, honourable, and moralThe state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
/ˌʌpˈɹaɪtnəs/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.
You are responsible only for your own uprightness. See to that and all else will take care of itself. - Miles Williams Mathis
Redlichkeit, Aufrichtigkeit, Ehrenhaftigkeit
(uncountable)The state of being erect or vertical.
(countable)The product or result of being upright.
the property of being upright in posture
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
state of being honest, honourable, and moral:
Forms
plural: uprightnesses| Singular | uprightness |
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Synonyms
23 synonymshonestyB1honorA2righteousnessB2integrityproprietyrectitudeangelicalityangelicalnessangelicityangelicnessdecencygodlinessprobityrightfulness
Close in meaning
- righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest:rectitude
- the property of being upright in posture:erectness
- position at right angles to the horizon:verticalityverticalnesserectness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedupright
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.