"rectitude" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/ [UK], /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/ [UK], /ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/ [US], /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/ [US] Audio: en-us-rectitude.ogg , en-au-rectitude.ogg Forms: rectitudes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rectitude}} Middle English rectitude, {{der|en|frm|rectitude}} Middle French rectitude, {{der|en|LL.|rectitūdō||straightness, uprightness}} Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), {{der|en|la|rectus||straight}} Latin rectus (“straight”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rectitude (countable and uncountable, plural rectitudes)
  1. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction): zuzentasun (Basque), правота (pravota) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rectitud [feminine] (Catalan), rechtlijnigheid [feminine] (Dutch), suoruus (Finnish), rectitude (French), पाकबाजी (pākbājī) [feminine] (Hindi), दुरुस्ती (durustī) [feminine] (Hindi), rettitudine (Italian), dirittura [feminine] (Italian), rectitūdō [feminine] (Latin), درستکاری (dorostkâri) (Persian), rectitudine [feminine] (Romanian), прямота́ (prjamotá) [feminine] (Russian), rectitud (Spanish), پاکبازی (pakbazi) (Urdu), درستی (drusti) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-rectitude-en-noun-pAQQGkr3 Disambiguation of 'straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction': 64 35 1
  2. (now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms (rightness of principle): honesty, integrity, morality Translations (rightness of principle or practice): правилност (pravilnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rectitud [feminine] (Catalan), rechtlijnigheid [feminine] (Dutch), rehtiys (Finnish), vilpittömyys (Finnish), rectitude (French), droiture (French), rigueur (French), नायकी (nāykī) [feminine] (Hindi), नाइकी (nāikī) [feminine] (Hindi), rettitudine [feminine] (Italian), dirittura [feminine] (Italian), rectitūdō [feminine] (Latin), نیکوکاری (nikukâri) (Persian), prawość [feminine] (Polish), retidão [feminine] (Portuguese), rectitudine [feminine] (Romanian), echitate [feminine] (Romanian), rigoare [feminine] (Romanian), правота́ (pravotá) [feminine] (Russian), пра́вильность (právilʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), rectitud (Spanish), derechura (Spanish), نیکی (Naiki) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-rectitude-en-noun-LO5OtXma Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 82 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 81 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 91 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 12 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 80 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 82 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 15 78 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 14 76 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 75 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 84 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 12 81 7 Disambiguation of 'rightness of principle': 24 62 13 Disambiguation of 'rightness of principle or practice': 30 46 24
  3. Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rectitude-en-noun-8KReio-T

Inflected forms

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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "word": "zuzentasun"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "suoruus"
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      "word": "rectitude"
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      "word": "दुरुस्ती"
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      "word": "rettitudine"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "dirittura"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rectitūdō"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dorostkâri",
      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "word": "درستکاری"
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      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rectitudine"
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      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прямота́"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "word": "rectitud"
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "pakbazi",
      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "word": "پاکبازی"
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "drusti",
      "sense": "straightness; state or quality of having a constant direction",
      "word": "درستی"
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      "roman": "pravilnost",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rectitud"
    },
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      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rechtlijnigheid"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "rehtiys"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "vilpittömyys"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "rectitude"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "droiture"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "rigueur"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nāykī",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "नायकी"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nāikī",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "नाइकी"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rettitudine"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dirittura"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "rectitūdō"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nikukâri",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "نیکوکاری"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prawość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "retidão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rectitudine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "echitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rigoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pravotá",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "právilʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пра́вильность"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "rectitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "derechura"
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    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "Naiki",
      "sense": "rightness of principle or practice",
      "word": "نیکی"
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}

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